Research article summary (published 30 Aug 2002):

Family processes as pathways from income to young children's development.

Full Abstract

A variety of family processes have been hypothesized to mediate associations between income and young children's development. Maternal emotional distress, parental authoritative and authoritarian behavior (videotaped mother-child interactions), and provision of cognitively stimulating activities (Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment [HOME] scales) were examined as possible mediators in a sample of 493 White and African American low-birth-weight premature infants who were followed from birth through age 5. Cognitive ability was assessed by standardized test, and child behavior problems by maternal report, when the children were 3 and 5 years of age. As expected, family income was associated with child outcomes. The provision of stimulating experiences in the home mediated the relation between family income and both children's outcomes; maternal emotional distress and parenting practices mediated the relation between income and children's behavior problems.

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Author information

Author/s: Linver, Miriam R (MR); Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne (J); Kohen, Dafna E (DE);

Affiliation: Center for Children and Families, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, USA. MRL23(-atsign-)columbia.edu

Grants: MCJ-060515 (Agency:United States PHS)

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Case Reports; Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

Journal: Developmental psychology (Dev Psychol), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2002-Sep; vol 38 (issue 5) : pp 719-34

Dates: Created 2002/09/10; Completed 2003/03/26; Revised 2007/11/14;

PMID: 12220050, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

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Chi-Square Distribution Child Development Child, Preschool Cognition - physiology Early Intervention (Education) Family - psychology Female Follow-Up Studies Humans Income

Infant Infant, Low Birth Weight Infant, Newborn Infant, Premature Male Maternal Behavior - psychology Models, Psychological Parenting - psychology Poverty - psychology Psychological Tests - statistics & numerical data

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