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Effects of Nonmaternal Care in the First 3 Years on Children's Academic Skills and Behavioral Functioning in Childhood and Early Adolescence: A Sibling Comparison Study
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Jaffee, Sara R.; Van Hulle, Carol; Rodgers, Joseph L. – Child Development, 2011
Nonmaternal care of infant children is increasingly common, but there is disagreement as to whether it is harmful for children. Using data from 9,185 children (5 years and older) who participated in the Children of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, the current study compared 2 groups: those for whom nonmaternal care was initiated in the…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Siblings, Early Adolescents, Toddlers
The Structure of Achievement and Behavior across Middle Childhood.
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Kowaleski-Jones, Lori; Duncan, Greg J. – Child Development, 1999
Used data from National Longitudinal Survey of Youth to model developmental trajectories across middle childhood. Found that individual trajectories were extremely diverse in level and sometimes in slope. Compared to girls, boys had heterogeneous slopes for math and behavior problems. Compared to boys, girls showed a significantly higher degree of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Problems, Child Behavior, Elementary Education
Are Children of Young Mothers Disadvantaged because of Their Mother's Age or Family Background?
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Turley, Ruth N. Lopez – Child Development, 2003
Data from national sample of 3- to 16-year-olds show that lower test scores and increased behavior problems of children of younger mothers resulted from family background rather than maternal age. For nonfirstborns, maternal age at first birth, not at child's birth, influenced test scores. Disadvantage of children born to younger mothers was…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Age Differences, Age Groups
Factors Related to the Achievement and Adjustment of Young African American Children.
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Luster, Tom; McAdoo, Harriette Pipes – Child Development, 1994
Data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth were used to examine factors related to the achievement and adjustment of 378 African American children in the early elementary grades. Consistent with past research, there was a positive relationship between the number of risk factors children were exposed to and the probability that they were…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Problems, Blacks
The Home Environments of Children in the United States Part II: Relations with Behavioral Development through Age Thirteen.
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Bradley, Robert H.; Corwyn, Robert F.; Burchinal, Margaret; McAdoo, Harriette Pipes; Coll, Cynthia Garcia – Child Development, 2001
Examined frequency with which children were exposed to various parental actions, materials, events, and conditions as part of their home environments, and how these exposures related to well-being. Found the most consistent relations between learning stimulation and children's developmental status, with relations for parental responsiveness and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Behavior Problems, Child Development