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Title: Increases in Maternal Education and Low-Income Children's Cognitive and Behavioral Outcomes
Language: English
Authors: Harding, Jessica F.
Source: Developmental Psychology. May 2015 51(5):583-599.
Availability: American Psychological Association. Journals Department, 750 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20002. Tel: 800-374-2721; Tel: 202-336-5510; Fax: 202-336-5502; e-mail: order@apa.org; Web site: http://www.apa.org
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 17
Publication Date: 2015
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Kindergarten
Primary Education
Early Childhood Education
Grade 1
Elementary Education
Preschool Education
Descriptors: Mothers, Educational Attainment, Low Income Groups, Cognitive Development, Behavior Development, Child Development, Young Children, Preschool Children, Cognitive Ability, Behavior Problems, Kindergarten, Grade 1, Elementary School Students, Regression (Statistics)
Assessment and Survey Identifiers: Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test, Woodcock Johnson Tests of Achievement
DOI: 10.1037/a0038920
ISSN: 0012-1649
Abstract: Although the strong link between maternal education and children's outcomes is one of the most well-established findings in developmental psychology (Reardon, 2011; Sirin, 2005), less is known about how young, low-income children are influenced by their mothers completing additional education. In this research, longitudinal data from the Head Start Impact Study were used to explore the associations between increases in maternal education and Head Start eligible children's cognitive skills and behavioral problems in 1st grade. Propensity score weighting was used to identify a balanced comparison group of 1,362 children whose mothers did not increase their education between baseline (when children were aged 3 or 4) and children's kindergarten year, who are similar on numerous covariates to the 262 children whose mothers did increase their education. Propensity-score weighted regression analyses indicated that increases in maternal education were positively associated with children's standardized cognitive scores, but also with higher teacher-reported externalizing behavioral problems in 1st grade. The increases in externalizing behavioral problems were larger for children whose mothers had less than a college degree at baseline.
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Number of References: 107
Entry Date: 2015
Accession Number: EJ1059474
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