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Author: Ferron, John
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1. Ferron, John
Ng'Andu, Nicholas
Garrett, Patricia
Cause Indicator Models for the Cognitive Component of the Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment-Short Form
Assessment 2,4 (December 1995): 381-389.
Also: http://asm.sagepub.com/content/2/4/381.abstract
Cohort(s): Children of the NLSY79
Publisher: American Association for Higher Education (AAHE)
Keyword(s): Child Development; Children, Preschool; Cognitive Development; Home Environment; Home Observation for Measurement of Environment (HOME); Infants; Modeling; Parent-Child Relationship/Closeness; Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT); Preschool Children; Tests and Testing

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A form of criterion keying was used to examine alternative scales for cognitive development facilitation. Two cause indicator models linking the items of the Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment-Short Form (HOME-SF) to the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test--Revised (PPVT--R) were hypothesized. The 1st model was based on all of the HOME-SF items, and the 2nd was based on the HOME-SF items comprising the Cognitive Stimulation scale of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY). Evaluation proceeded with data from 2 waves of children, under 3 yr. of age, assessed in the NLSY. The 2 proposed models were evaluated on the 1st wave of data using structural equation modeling. A 3rd model was then empirically developed by making modifications to improve model fit. The 3 models were reevaluated on the 2nd wave of data. The model developed empirically fit the 2nd wave of data relatively well. (PsycINFO Database Copyright 1996 American Psychological Assn., all rights reserved)
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Ferron, John, Nicholas Ng'Andu and Patricia Garrett. "Cause Indicator Models for the Cognitive Component of the Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment-Short Form." Assessment 2,4 (December 1995): 381-389.
2. Ferron, John
Ng'Andu, Nicholas
Garrett, Patricia
Evaluating the Dimensional Structure of the Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment--Short Form
Educational and Psychological Measurement 54,2 (Summer 1994): 537-540.
Also: http://epm.sagepub.com/content/54/2/537.abstract
Cohort(s): Children of the NLSY79
Publisher: Sage Publications
Keyword(s): Children, Home Environment; Children, Preschool; Home Environment; Home Observation for Measurement of Environment (HOME); Infants; Methods/Methodology; Scale Construction; Tests and Testing

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This study explores the dimensional structure of the Home Observation for the Measurement of the Environment-Short Form (HOME-SF). Confirmatory factor analysis was used to evaluate three hypothesized factor structures. Data used is a sample of 1,250 children up to 2 years old, assessed by the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY). All models were found to be unsatisfactory. The global fit indices were low, solutions were inadmissible, and many of the estimated factor loadings were small. Results indicate that the features of the home environment cannot be thought of as composing a single dimension, nor can they be thought of as composing dimensions corresponding to the NLSY scales or the original HOME scales. Further research is warranted to determine the character of what the HOME-SF measures.
Bibliography Citation
Ferron, John, Nicholas Ng'Andu and Patricia Garrett. "Evaluating the Dimensional Structure of the Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment--Short Form." Educational and Psychological Measurement 54,2 (Summer 1994): 537-540.
3. Garrett, Patricia
Ferron, John
Ng'Andu, Nicholas
Bryant, Donna
A Structural Model for the Development Status of Young Children
Journal of Marriage and Family 56,1 (February 1994): 147-163.
Also: http://search.epnet.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=rlh&an=9411174354
Cohort(s): Children of the NLSY79, NLSY79
Publisher: National Council on Family Relations
Keyword(s): Age at First Birth; Armed Forces Qualifications Test (AFQT); Birthweight; Children, Academic Development; Children, Behavioral Development; Home Observation for Measurement of Environment (HOME); Household Composition; Income; Modeling; Mothers, Education; Motor and Social Development (MSD); Occupational Attainment; Poverty; Pre-natal Care/Exposure; Pre/post Natal Behavior; Pre/post Natal Health Care; Self-Esteem; Socioeconomic Status (SES)

This study uses structural equation modeling to explore the determinants of the developmental status of young children. Data pertain to 1,742 children under the age of 48 months in the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY). The literature reviewed suggests that characteristics of mother, household, and child collectively influence the quality of the home environment, which mediates the influence of demographic and socioeconomic variables on child outcomes. The study assesses this model on an experimental and a reserve sample for all children and for specific subgroups. Fit indices were satisfactory, and anticipated subgroup differences were not found.
Bibliography Citation
Garrett, Patricia, John Ferron, Nicholas Ng'Andu and Donna Bryant. "A Structural Model for the Development Status of Young Children." Journal of Marriage and Family 56,1 (February 1994): 147-163.
4. Garrett, Patricia
Ng'Andu, Nicholas
Ferron, John
Is Rural Residency a Risk Factor for Childhood Poverty?
Rural Sociology 59,1 (Spring 1994): 66-83.
Also: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1549-0831.1994.tb00522.x/abstract
Cohort(s): Children of the NLSY79, NLSY79
Publisher: Rural Sociological Society
Keyword(s): Armed Forces Qualifications Test (AFQT); Childhood Residence; Children; Disadvantaged, Economically; Family Characteristics; Family Structure; Fathers, Absence; Household Composition; Mothers, Education; Mothers, Race; Poverty; Rural Areas; Rural/Urban Differences

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The influence of rural variables on young children's poverty status, adjusting for individual and family characteristics, is explored. The literature suggests that specific demographic variables exert all overwhelming influence on children's poverty status. This is confirmed with data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth. Results also suggest that the residential histories of children have consequences for their poverty, status, even after the influence of control variables has been taken into account. The conclusion identifies the integration of survey and ecological data as one promising direction for future research on childhood poverty.
Bibliography Citation
Garrett, Patricia, Nicholas Ng'Andu and John Ferron. "Is Rural Residency a Risk Factor for Childhood Poverty?" Rural Sociology 59,1 (Spring 1994): 66-83.
5. Garrett, Patricia
Ng'Andu, Nicholas
Ferron, John
Poverty Experiences of Young Children and the Quality of Their Home Environments
Child Development 65,2 (April 1994): 331-345.
Also: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1467-8624.1994.tb00754.x/abstract
Cohort(s): Children of the NLSY79, NLSY79
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Keyword(s): Armed Forces Qualifications Test (AFQT); Birthweight; Children, Home Environment; Education; Family Characteristics; Family Environment; Family Income; Home Environment; Home Observation for Measurement of Environment (HOME); Household Composition; Infants; Poverty; Racial Differences; Self-Esteem; Social Environment; Socioeconomic Factors

This paper assesses the relative contribution of maternal, household, child, and poverty characteristics to the quality of the home environment. The sample consists of 1,887 children birth to 4 years old from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY). Ordinary least-squares regression is used to explore conceptually distinct aspects of children's poverty experiences. Poverty variables are found to have a statistically significant effect on the quality of the home environment, after controlling for the effects of other variables in the models. Statistically significant interactions among poverty variables are identified. A major finding is that improvements in family income have the strongest effects on the quality of the home environment for children who were born poor or lived much of their lives in poverty. The conclusion emphasizes implications for future research.
Bibliography Citation
Garrett, Patricia, Nicholas Ng'Andu and John Ferron. "Poverty Experiences of Young Children and the Quality of Their Home Environments." Child Development 65,2 (April 1994): 331-345.