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Relations between Self-Regulation and Behavioral Adjustment in Chinese American Immigrant Children during Early Elementary School Years
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Christopher L. Gys; Stephanie L. Haft; Qing Zhou – Child Development, 2024
The present study examined associations between sociocultural factors and self-regulation (parent-report, teacher-report, laboratory tasks), and prospective relations between self-regulation and behavioral adjustment (parent-, teacher-, child-report) in a socioeconomically diverse sample of Chinese American children in immigrant families (N = 258,…
Descriptors: Social Influences, Cultural Influences, Self Control, Student Behavior
Family Income Dynamics, Early Childhood Education and Care, and Early Child Behavior Problems in Norway
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Zachrisson, Henrik D.; Dearing, Eric – Child Development, 2015
The sociopolitical context of Norway includes low poverty rates and universal access to subsidized and regulated Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC). In this context, the association between family income dynamics and changes in early child behavior problems was investigated, as well as whether high-quality ECEC buffers children from the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Family Income, Early Childhood Education, Child Care
How Money Matters for Young Children's Development: Parental Investment and Family Processes.
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Yeung, W. Jean; Linver, Miriam R.; Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne – Child Development, 2002
This study used data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics and its 1997 supplement to examine how family income matters for preschool children's development. Findings indicated that the association between family income and children's achievement test scores was mediated by the family's ability to invest in providing a stimulating learning…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Problems, Child Development, Family Financial Resources
Changes in Parents' Work Status and Adolescents' Adjustment at School.
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Flanagan, Constance A.; Eccles, Jacquelynne S. – Child Development, 1993
Examined the effects of change in parental work status on 883 early adolescents' school adjustment. Based on parental work status, families were characterized as deprived, declining, recovery, and stable. Teacher reports indicated that adolescents in deprived and declining families were less competent than adolescents in recovery and stable…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Problems, Elementary Secondary Education, Employment Problems
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
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