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Geographic Variations in Cost of Living: Associations with Family and Child Well-Being
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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
Behavioral, Affective, and Social Correlates of Involvement in Cross-Sex Friendship in Elementary School.
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Kovacs, Donna M.; And Others – Child Development, 1996
Compared 723 third- and fourth-graders with and without cross-sex friends on measures of social and cognitive competence, endorsement of sex role stereotypes, and family composition. Found that children with primarily opposite-sex friends had poorer social skills than children with mostly same-sex friends, although they were less stereotyped about…
Descriptors: Children, Cognitive Ability, Family Characteristics, Friendship
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
Parent Reports of Behavioral and Emotional Problems among Children in Kenya, Thailand, and the United States.
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Weisz, John R.; And Others – Child Development, 1993
Found significant cultural and racial differences in 62 of 118 behavioral and emotional problems among 308 Kenyan, Thai, African-American, and Caucasian-American 11- to 15-year-old children. Caucasian-American children were rated high on undercontrolled problems such as disobedience. Embu children in Kenya were rated high on overcontrolled…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Problems, Children, Cross Cultural Studies