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| Research article summary (published 30 Aug 2002): |
The influence of context, timing, and duration of risk experiences for the passage from childhood to midadulthood.
Full Abstract
This study investigated the long-term effects of social disadvantage on academic achievement and on subsequent attainments in adulthood. The study drew on data collected for over 30,000 individuals born 12 years apart, following their development from birth to adulthood. The pathways that link social disadvantage to individual development across the life course were analyzed in a developmental-contextual systems model. The results showed that the influence of risk factors associated with socioeconomic disadvantage depended on the developmental stage of the individual, the experience of long-term or continuous disadvantage, and the overall sociohistorical context. Early risk had a moderate influence on the formation of individual competences. The greatest risk was associated with persisting and accumulating experiences of socioeconomic disadvantage throughout childhood and adolescence. Material conditions improved for the later-born cohort, yet pervasive social inequalities existed that affected outcomes during childhood and were consequently reflected in adult attainment.
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Author/s: Schoon, Ingrid (I); Bynner, John (J); Joshi, Heather (H); Parsons, Samantha (S); Wiggins, Richard D (RD); Sacker, Amanda (A);
Affiliation: Department of Psychology, City University, London, UK. i.schoon(-atsign-)city.ac.uk
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Journal: Child development (Child Dev), published in United States. (Language: eng)
Reference: -2002 Sep-Oct; vol 73 (issue 5) : pp 1486-504
Dates: Created 2002/10/03; Completed 2003/02/14; Revised 2006/11/15;
PMID: 12361314, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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