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Do effects of early child care extend to age 15 years? Results from the NICHD study of early child care and youth development.
- Source :
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Child development [Child Dev] 2010 May-Jun; Vol. 81 (3), pp. 737-56. - Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- Relations between nonrelative child care (birth to 4(1/2) years) and functioning at age 15 were examined (N = 1,364). Both quality and quantity of child care were linked to adolescent functioning. Effects were similar in size as those observed at younger ages. Higher quality care predicted higher cognitive-academic achievement at age 15, with escalating positive effects at higher levels of quality. The association between quality and achievement was mediated, in part, by earlier child-care effects on achievement. High-quality early child care also predicted youth reports of less externalizing behavior. More hours of nonrelative care predicted greater risk taking and impulsivity at age 15, relations that were partially mediated by earlier child-care effects on externalizing behaviors.
- Subjects :
- Adolescent
Child
Child Day Care Centers
Child, Preschool
Female
Humans
Impulsive Behavior psychology
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Models, Psychological
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (U.S.)
Object Attachment
Personality Assessment
Pregnancy
Risk-Taking
United States
Achievement
Child Care methods
Child Development
Internal-External Control
Social Environment
Socialization
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1467-8624
- Volume :
- 81
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Child development
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 20573102
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8624.2010.01431.x