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Peer reviewedMolfese, Victoria J.; And Others – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1997
Examined 128 children for contributions of biomedical risk conditions, SES, and HOME scores to prediction of intelligence, and association of extreme scores on HOME and SES to intelligence-test performance. Found home environment was the most important predictor of intelligence at all ages, with SES showing a smaller effect beginning at age 5.…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Biomedicine, Children, Family Environment
Peer reviewedDeFries, J. C.; And Others – Intelligence, 1981
Results from the Colorado Adoption Project, a longitudinal study initiated in 1975, are reported. The cognitive ability of parents and measures of one-year olds' mental development were significantly correlated for all three parent/child comparisons. Caldwell's HOME Responsibility measure was correlated with infant intelligence in adoptive and…
Descriptors: Adopted Children, Adults, Cognitive Measurement, Correlation
Peer reviewedEspy, Kimberly Andrews; Molfese, Victoria J.; DiLalla, Lisabeth F. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 2001
Examined effects of different environmental measures on individual intellectual growth patterns. Growth curve analyses revealed that HOME scores exerted a constant influence on the expected composite, verbal, and nonverbal intellectual skills at each age. Only SES influenced the rate of growth, specifically nonverbal intellectual skills. (Author)
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educational Environment, Environmental Influences, Family Environment
