Socio-Economic Factors Negatively Affecting Early Child Development
Human Development 1500
Socio-Economic Factors
Abstract
An increasing number of children are raised by single parents in conditions of poverty and underprivileged conditions. ... As the parent struggles to survive, the financial strain often leads to depression which leads to inconsistent, ineffectual or non-existent parenting. The effects of poverty on child development are often detrimental. As I struggled with both of these issues while raising my last child, I wondered which of these factors was the main cause for slow development and/or behavior problems. ...
First Study Summary:
Relations with Behavioral Development through Age Thirteen
Bradley, R. ... The Home Environments of Children in the United States Part II: Relations with Behavioral Development through Age Thirteen. Child Development, 72, 1868-1886.
The object of this cross-sectional/longitudinal study was to develop a more comprehensive measure of the relationship between major aspects of a child’s home environment and developmental outcomes. Variables examined were, poverty, learning stimulation, parental responsiveness and spanking.
Sample:
The National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY) data files from 1986-1994 was used to locate the original sample which consisted of 6,283 women who had at least one child born prior to the 1994 biennial assessment. ... Parental responsiveness as a factor in early motor and social development did show a small but significant relationship but amongst nonpoor Hispanic Americans more parental responsiveness showed a tendency to be associated with increased behavior problems.
Second Study Summary:
Effects of Poverty and Maternal Depression on Early Child Development
Petterson, Stephen, M. ... Effects of Poverty and Maternal Depression on Early Child Development. Child Development, 72, 1794-1813.
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