How money matters for young children's development: Parental investment and family processes
How money matters for young children's development: Parental investment and family processes
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DOI：
10.1111/1467-8624.t01-1-00511
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发表时间：
2002-11-01
影响因子：
4.6
通讯作者：
Brooks-Gunn, J
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作者：
Yeung, WJ;Linver, MR;Brooks-Gunn, J
这项研究使用了收入动态小组研究及其1997年儿童发展补充的数据，以研究家庭收入对幼儿发展的影响。样本包括1997年3至5岁的753名儿童。两组中介因素进行了检查，反映了两个主导的观点在文献中：（1）投资的角度来看，（2）家庭过程的角度来看。该研究通过投资和家庭过程途径研究了两种收入指标（稳定性和水平）如何与学龄前儿童的发展结果（Woodcock-Johnson [W-J]成就测试分数和行为问题指数[BPI]）相关。研究结果支持了这一假设，不同的中介机制运作的收入和不同的孩子的结果之间的关联。收入和孩子的W-J分数之间的关联很大程度上是由家庭在提供刺激性学习环境方面的投资能力所介导的。与此相反，家庭收入与儿童的BPI分数主要通过母亲的情绪困扰和养育方式。收入水平与W-J，字母词得分和收入稳定性与W-J应用问题得分和BPI相关，即使在所有控制都包括在模型中。
This study used data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics and its 1997 Child Development Supplement to examine how family income matters for young children's development. The sample included 753 children who were between ages 3 and 5 years in 1997. Two sets of mediating factors were examined that-reflect two dominating views in the literature: (1) the investment perspective, and (2) the family process perspective. The study examined how two measures of income (stability and level) were associated with preschool children's developmental outcomes (Woodcock-Johnson [W-J] Achievement Test scores and the Behavior Problem Index [BPI]) through investment and family process pathways. Results supported the hypothesis that distinct mediating mechanisms operate on the association between income and different child outcomes. Much of the association between income and children's W-J scores was mediated by the family's ability to invest in providing a stimulating learning environment. In contrast, family income was associated with children's BPI scores primarily through maternal emotional distress and parenting practices. Level of income was associated with W-J, letter-word scores and income stability was associated with W-J applied problem scores and BPI, even after all controls were included in the models.