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How a Preschool Intervention Affected High School Outcomes: Longitudinal Pathways in a Randomized-Controlled Trial
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Karen L. Bierman; Brenda S. Heinrichs; Janet A. Welsh; Damon E. Jones; D. Max Crowley – Child Development, 2025
This study examined the impact of the Head Start Research-based, Developmentally Informed (REDI) preschool intervention on high school outcomes and explored longitudinal mediation. 356 children (58% White, 25% Black, 17% Latinx; 54% female, 46% male; M[subscript age] = 4.49 years) were recruited from Head Start classrooms which were randomized to…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Outcomes of Education, High School Students, Longitudinal Studies
Parental Involvement and African American and European American Adolescents' Academic, Behavioral, and Emotional Development in Secondary School
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Wang, Ming-Te; Hill, Nancy E.; Hofkens, Tara – Child Development, 2014
This study examined longitudinal trajectories of parental involvement across middle and high school, and how these trajectories related to adolescents' academic, behavioral, and emotional adjustment. In addition, ethnic and socioeconomic status differences in longitudinal associations and the potential moderating role of parental warmth were…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Parent Child Relationship, Affective Behavior, Correlation
Parent Involvement and Children's Academic and Social Development in Elementary School
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El Nokali, Nermeen E.; Bachman, Heather J.; Votruba-Drzal, Elizabeth – Child Development, 2010
Data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Study of Early Childcare and Youth Development (N = 1,364) were used to investigate children's trajectories of academic and social development across 1st, 3rd, and 5th grades. Hierarchical linear modeling was used to examine within- and between-child associations among…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Parent Participation, Parent School Relationship, Social Development
Toddler Development in the Family: Impact of Father Involvement and Parenting Characteristics.
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Easterbrooks, M. Ann; Goldberg, Wendy A. – Child Development, 1984
To determine the impact of quantitative and qualitative aspects of fathering, relationships among father involvement in childrearing, parenting characteristics, and child adaptation were investigated. Results from 70 infants 20 months of age and their parents highlighted the salience of qualitative characteristics of parenting for toddler…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Emotional Response, Fathers, Individual Characteristics
Parent Academic Involvement as Related to School Behavior, Achievement, and Aspirations: Demographic Variations Across Adolescence
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Hill, Nancy E.; Castellino, Domini R.; Lansford, Jennifer E.; Nowlin, Patrick; Dodge, Kenneth A.; Bates, John E.; Pettit, Gregory S. – Child Development, 2004
A longitudinal model of parent academic involvement, behavioral problems, achievement, and aspirations was examined for 463 adolescents, followed from 7th (approximately 12 years old) through 11th (approximately 16 years old) grades. Parent academic involvement in 7th grade was negatively related to 8th-grade behavioral problems and positively…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Secondary Education, Parents, Grade Point Average
Patterns of Competence and Adjustment among Adolescents from Authoritative, Authoritarian, Indulgent, and Neglectful Families.
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Lamborn, Susie D.; And Others – Child Development, 1991
Of 4,100 adolescents, those who characterized their parents as authoritative scored highest on psychosocial competence and lowest on behavioral dysfunction. The reverse was true for neglected adolescents. Adolescents from authoritarian homes scored high on obedience but low on self-perception. Adolescents from indulgent homes evidenced…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescent Development, Authoritarianism, Behavior Problems
Maternal Resources, Parenting Practices, and Child Competence in Rural, Single-Parent African American Families.
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Brody, Gene H.; Flor, Douglas L. – Child Development, 1998
Tested a model linking maternal/family characteristics to child cognitive and psychosocial competence in African-American 6- to 9-year olds in rural single-mother-headed households. Found that maternal education, religiosity, and financial resources were linked with parenting style, mother-child relationship, and maternal school involvement.…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Black Family, Black Youth, Child Development