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Source: Applied Developmental Science
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Bougher, Lori D. |
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Revisiting Parental Influence in Individual Political Development: Democratic Parenting in Adolescence Applied Developmental Science 22,4 (2018): 284-300. Also: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10888691.2017.1288125 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Young Adult Publisher: Taylor & Francis Keyword(s): Parental Influences; Parenting Skills/Styles; Political Attitudes/Behaviors/Efficacy; Socioeconomic Background; Voting Behavior Supporting developmental psychology's emphasis on the effect of everyday experiences on civic development, this study tested whether parenting behaviors devoid of explicit political content were associated with dispositions to engage in conventional politics in young adulthood. Panel data from a unique collaboration revealed a direct and significant association between mother's democratic parenting practices experienced from ages 10 to 14 and political interest in adulthood, and an indirect association with turnout and political trust. These associations were robust to the inclusion of adult personality, demographic controls, and traditional pathways of parental influence, including mother's explicit political values, maternal education, and socio-economic status during childhood. The results highlight the role of nonpolitical interactions in conventional political development but also differential effects of mothers and fathers. This work reiterates the need for richer longitudinal data and holistic approaches to individual political development. |
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Bougher, Lori D. "Revisiting Parental Influence in Individual Political Development: Democratic Parenting in Adolescence." Applied Developmental Science 22,4 (2018): 284-300.
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Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne Klebanov, Pamela Kato Smith, Judith R. Duncan, Greg J. Lee, Kyunghee |
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The Black-White Test Score Gap in Young Children: Contributions of Test and Family Characteristics Applied Developmental Science 7,4 (2003): 239-252. Also: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1207/S1532480XADS0704_3 Cohort(s): Children of the NLSY79 Publisher: Taylor & Francis Keyword(s): Armed Forces Qualifications Test (AFQT); Birthweight; Ethnic Differences; Home Observation for Measurement of Environment (HOME); I.Q.; Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT); Racial Differences; Test Scores/Test theory/IRT This study examined Black-White test score gaps in young children. Scores from a receptive verbal test (Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-Revised [PPVT-R]) and 2 full-scale intelligence tests (Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale and Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence [WPPSI]) were examined in 2 samples: (a) the Infant Health and Development Program: 315 premature, low birth weight 3- and 5-year olds; and (b) the National Longitudinal Study of Youth-Child Supplement: 2,220 3- to 4-year-olds and 1,354 5- to 6-year-olds. Questions addressed by the study included the following: Would similar test score gaps be seen on both tests and at both ages? Would gaps be reduced by controlling for family conditions and home environment? Would similar gaps be seen for the different tests? Fifteen- to 25-point differences in Black-White test scores were seen at both ages. The addition of demographic conditions reduced the disparities to 9 to 17 points. Including home environment measures further reduced the disparities to 4 to 13 points. Test score gaps were 11/2 to 3 times larger for the PPVT-R than for the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale and the WPPSI. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne, Pamela Kato Klebanov, Judith R. Smith, Greg J. Duncan and Kyunghee Lee. "The Black-White Test Score Gap in Young Children: Contributions of Test and Family Characteristics." Applied Developmental Science 7,4 (2003): 239-252.
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Martin, Anne Gardner, Margo |
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College Expectations for All? The Early Adult Outcomes of Low-Achieving Adolescents Who Expect to Earn a Bachelor's Degree Applied Developmental Science 20,2 (2016): 108-120. Also: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10888691.2015.1080596 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: Taylor & Francis Keyword(s): Achievement; College Degree; Depression (see also CESD); Educational Aspirations/Expectations; Educational Attainment; Income; National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (AddHealth) Critics of the college-for-all ethos argue that it encourages low-achieving adolescents to develop unrealistically high expectations. This argument posits that low-achievers waste time and money, and risk disappointment and self-recrimination, pursuing college when they are unlikely to complete it. The present study uses two national data sets--Add Health and the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979--to test the proposition that expecting to earn a bachelor's degree (BA) puts low-achieving students at risk of disadvantageous early adult outcomes. Youth reported their educational expectations in high school, and their income-to-needs ratios and depressive symptoms were measured approximately a decade later. Results in both data sets suggest that the expectation of a BA was advantageous for all students, regardless of achievement level. Low-achievers who expected to earn a BA had higher educational attainment, higher income-to-needs ratios, and fewer depressive symptoms than low-achievers who did not expect to earn a BA. |
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Martin, Anne and Margo Gardner. "College Expectations for All? The Early Adult Outcomes of Low-Achieving Adolescents Who Expect to Earn a Bachelor's Degree." Applied Developmental Science 20,2 (2016): 108-120.
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