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Household Income and Preschool Attendance in China
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Gong, Xin; Xu, Di; Han, Wen-Jui – Child Development, 2015
This article draws upon the literature showing the benefits of high-quality preschools on child well-being to explore the role of household income on preschool attendance for a cohort of 3-to 6-year-olds in China using data from the China Health and Nutrition Survey, 1991-2006. Analyses are conducted separately for rural (N = 1,791) and urban…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Family Income, Preschool Education, Attendance
Testing Equivalence of Mediating Models of Income, Parenting, and School Readiness for White, Black, and Hispanic Children in a National Sample
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Raver, C. Cybele; Gershoff, Elizabeth T.; Aber, J. Lawrence – Child Development, 2007
This paper examines complex models of the associations between family income, material hardship, parenting, and school readiness among White, Black, and Hispanic 6-year-olds, using the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Kindergarten Cohort (ECLS-K). It is critical to test the universality of such complex models, particularly given their…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Young Children, Low Income, Family Income
Change in Family Income-to-Needs Matters More for Children with Less.
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Dearing, Eric; McCartney, Kathleen; Taylor, Beck A. – Child Development, 2001
Examined associations between income-to-needs change and child outcomes at 36 months for NICHD Study of Early Child Care participants. Found that for children in poverty, income-to-needs decreases related to worse outcomes and increases related to better outcomes. When income-to-needs increases were at least one standard deviation above mean…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Child Development, Comparative Analysis, Expressive Language
Parenting of Divorced Mothers as a Link between Social Status and Boys' Academic Outcomes: Unpacking the Effects of Socioeconomic Status.
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DeGarmo, David S.; Forgatch, Marion S.; Martinez, Charles R., Jr. – Child Development, 1999
Examined effects of SES components for divorced/recently separated mothers of 6- to 9-year-old sons. Found that SES indicators were associated with better parenting. Parenting indirectly affected achievement through home skill building and school behavior. Maternal education direct effect was mediated by home skill building. Maternal occupation…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Child Rearing, Divorce, Educational Attainment
How Economists Think about Family Resources and Child Development.
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Foster, E. Michael – Child Development, 2002
Explains economists' general approach to family behavior and describes how that framework is useful for thinking about families and children. Outlines how economists model parental investment in children. Examines the implications of approach for developmental science. Illustrates this approach using the example of the involvement of children and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, After School Programs, Child Development, Children
The Effects of a Time-Limited Welfare Program on Children: The Moderating Role of Parents' Risk of Welfare Dependency.
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Morris, Pamela; Bloom, Dan; Kemple, James; Hendra, Richard – Child Development, 2003
Examined effects of time-limited welfare on children ages 5- to 17-years at a 4-year follow-up. Found that effects were moderated by families' risk of long-term welfare dependency. Found few effects for children of parents most likely to reach the welfare time limit. Found consistent negative effects for children of parents with the largest…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Age Differences, At Risk Persons