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Chien, Nina C.; Mistry, Rashmita S. – Child Development, 2013
The effects of geographic variations in cost of living and family income on children's academic achievement and social competence in first grade (mean age = 86.9 months) were examined, mediated through material hardship, parental investments, family stress, and school resources. Using data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Kindergarten…
Descriptors: Geographic Location, Family Income, Economic Climate, Interpersonal Competence
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Unger, Donald G.; Wandersman, Lois Pall – Child Development, 1988
Examines the influence of teenage mothers' perceptions of family and partner social support on the mothers' postpartum adjustment. Both partner and family support are related to satisfaction with life, but each type of support is associated in a different way with parenting and concerns about daily living. (RJC)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Early Parenthood, Females, Life Satisfaction
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Widmayer, Susan M.; And Others – Child Development, 1990
Families in urban and rural settings were studied in an investigation of environmental influences on the development of Haitian-American infants. Birthweight and scores on the Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment predicted mental development. Psychomotor development was related to birthweight and household crowding. (PCB)
Descriptors: Birth Weight, Child Development, Crowding, Disadvantaged
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Bradley, Robert H.; And Others – Child Development, 1988
Examines home environments of children aged ten and eleven when they were six months and two years old. Significant correlations were observed between the home environments at two and ten years, children's achievement test scores, and classroom behavior. Home environment at six months was related to a minimal number of classroom behaviors. (RJC)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
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van Doorninck, William J.; And Others – Child Development, 1981
Scores on the Home Observation for Measurement of Environment (HOME), designed to reflect parental support of early cognitive and social development, were correlated with elementary school achievement five to nine years later. Results supported the predictive value of the instrument for school achievement among low-income families. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Development, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students