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Peer reviewedOgilvy, Carole M. – Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 1990
Compares the effect of weak, flexible, and rigid family structures on the cognitive development of 61 Scottish and 40 Pakistani school children in Glasgow, Scotland. In a problem-solving test, children from flexible environments outperformed those from either weakly or rigidly structured homes. This difference was reflected in the school…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Development, Cross Cultural Studies, Elementary School Students
