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outcomes such as high school graduation, children’s social emotional adjustment and adult mental health. …
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Using data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study this paper examines associations between family structure and economic trajectories during the first five years after a child’s birth, paying special attention to non-traditional families. Among families with stable structures,...
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Using data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study this paper examines associations between family structure and economic trajectories during the first five years after a child’s birth, paying special attention to non-traditional families. Among families with stable structures,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008536811
Child overweight is a growing problem in wealthy countries. There is also evidence that child overweight varies by race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status. In this paper we use data from two recent birth cohort studies in the United States and England to address four questions: 1) Are...
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This study examined the developmental pathways from children’s family environment to school readiness within an at … childhood were related to children’s observed sustained attention as well as to academic and behavioral outcomes at age 5 years … children’s academic school readiness. Mediation tests confirmed that sustained attention partially accounted for the link …
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, 45 percent of British children were born outside of marriage, up from 8 percent in 1971. A similar trend appears in the … the parents and children in these families. In this paper we compare and contrast families formed by married and unmarried … parents during the first five years after child’s birth. An emerging body of research indicates that children’s experiences in …
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This study examined the developmental pathways from children’s family environment to school readiness within an at … childhood were related to children’s observed sustained attention as well as to academic and behavioral outcomes at age 5 years … children’s academic school readiness. Mediation tests confirmed that sustained attention partially accounted for the link …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005010011
-marital sex. In addition, the current fertility dynamic in which couples are having children while they are searching for a …The context of family life has changed dramatically over the past 50 years. Today, over 40 percent of children in the U … happening and what it means for parents, children and society. To sum up, the increase in non-marital childbearing has negative …
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decision only, and relative income is tied to marital status even for those living with a partner and children. Relative income …
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Research on the immigrant paradox healthier behaviors and outcomes among more socioeconomically disadvantaged immigrants is mostly limited to the U.S. Hispanic population and to the study of birth outcomes. Using data from the Fragile Families Study and the Millennium Cohort Study, we expand our...
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