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Title: Obesity and Developmental Functioning among Children Aged 2-4 Years. National Poverty Center Working Paper Series #08-07
Language: English
Authors: Cawley, John, Spiess, C. Katharina, National Poverty Center
Source: National Poverty Center, University of Michigan. 2008.
Availability: National Poverty Center, University of Michigan. Joan and Sanford Weill Hall Suite 5100, 735 South State Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109. Tel: 734-615-5312; Fax: 734-615-8047; e-mail: npcinfo@umich.edu; Web site: http://www.npc.umich.edu
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 27
Publication Date: 2008
Document Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
Preschool Education
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Health, Developed Nations, Child Care, Human Capital, Preschool Children, Family Characteristics, Labor Market, Obesity, Child Development, Young Children, Foreign Countries, Verbal Ability, Language Skills, Daily Living Skills, Psychomotor Skills, Interpersonal Competence, Body Weight, Body Composition, Individual Characteristics, Gender Differences, Correlation
Geographic Terms: Germany
Abstract: In developed countries, obesity tends to be associated with worse labor market outcomes. One possible reason is that obesity leads to less human capital formation early in life. This paper investigates the association between obesity and the developmental functioning of children at younger ages (2-4 years) than ever previously examined. Data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study are used to estimate models of developmental functioning in four critical areas (verbal skills, activities of daily living, motor skills, and social skills) as a function of various measures of weight (including BMI and obesity status) controlling for various child and family characteristics. The findings indicate that, among boys, obesity is a significant risk factor for lagged development in verbal skills, social skills, and activities of daily living. Among girls, weight generally does not have a statistically significant association with these developmental outcomes. Further investigations show that the correlations exist even for those preschool children who spend no time in day care, which implies that the correlation between obesity and developmental functioning cannot be due solely to discrimination by teachers, classmates, or day care providers. Full text (English translation) of the SOEP questions that were used to create the measures of developmental functioning used in this paper is appended. (Contains 4 tables and 1 footnote.)
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Number of References: 38
Entry Date: 2013
Accession Number: ED539527
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