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Peer reviewedMarshall, Nancy L.; Coll, Cynthia Garcia; Marx, Fern; McCartney, Kathleen; Keifc, Nancy; Ruh, Jennifer – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1997
After-school settings and activities for 206 urban children, grades one through four were examined, and associations with behavioral adjustment noted. Found that effects of activities on externalizing and internalizing behaviors were more pronounced in lower income children than in those from middle and upper income backgrounds. Peer interaction…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Behavior Development, Child Caregivers, Day Care Effects
Peer reviewedPettit, Gregory; Laird, Robert D.; Dodge, Kenneth A.; Bates, John E. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1997
Studied the extent to which types of after-school care in grades one, three, and five predict behavioral adjustment and academic performance in grade six. Found that higher amounts of self care predicted poorer adjustment, particularly for children displaying behavior problems in kindergarten or not participating in adult-supervised…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, After School Programs, Behavior Problems, Child Development
