Does quality of child care affect child outcomes at age 41/2?
Does quality of child care affect child outcomes at age 41/2?
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DOI：
10.1037/0012-1649.39.3.451
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发表时间：
2003-05-01
影响因子：
4
通讯作者：
Weinraub, M
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作者：
Allhusen, V;Belsky, J;Weinraub, M
研究揭示了儿童保育质量与儿童成长之间的联系。但这些关联是因果关系吗？来自国家儿童健康与人类发展研究所（NICHD）幼儿保育研究的数据，是一项对儿童从出生到4岁(1)/(2)的纵向研究，用于探索支持因果论证的5个命题。三个主张得到了支持，主要是在认知领域：(a)即使控制了儿童和家庭因素，质量和结果之间的联系仍然存在；(b)护理和结果之间的关联是特定领域的；(c)结果由早期护理质量预测，同时控制护理。第四个命题，即质量和结果之间的关联在早期能力控制下是显著的，得到了有限的支持。没有人支持第5项主张，即质量和结果将表现出剂量-反应关系。
Research reveals associations between child-care quality and child outcomes. But are these associations causal? Data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Study of Early Child Care, a longitudinal study of children from birth to age 4(1)/(2), were used to explore 5 propositions that would support a causal argument. Three propositions received support, principally in the cognitive domain: (a) Associations between quality and outcomes remained even with child and family factors controlled; (b) associations between care and outcomes were domain specific; and (c) outcomes were predicted by quality of earlier care with concurrent care controlled. The 4th proposition, that associations between quality and outcomes would be significant with earlier abilities controlled, received limited support. There was no support for the 5th proposition, that quality and outcomes would exhibit dose-response relations.