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Plenty, Stephanie M.; Jonsson, Jan O. – Child Development, 2021
Immigrant background and disadvantaged socioeconomic background are two key predictors of poorer school achievement in Europe. However, the former is associated with higher while the latter is associated with lower aspirations. This study asks whether family relationships account for this difference. Data come from 5,926 students in Germany and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Occupational Aspiration, Immigrants
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Kerr, Margaret; And Others – Child Development, 1994
Examined Swedish children's inhibition behavior using mothers' and psychologists' ratings of inhibition at age 18 and 24 months to predict later ratings through age 16 years. Prediction was more reliable for children rated as very inhibited or very uninhibited than for those in nonextreme group through age six. Only for inhibited girls did early…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Affective Behavior, Age Differences, Children