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Source: Early Child Development and Care
Resulting in 2 citations.
1. Sujan, Ayesha C.
Class, Quetzal
Rickert, Martin E.
Van Hulle, Carol A.
D'Onofrio, Brian M.
Risk Factors and Child Outcomes Associated with Short and Long Interpregnancy Intervals
Early Child Development and Care published online (14 December 2019): DOI: 10.1080/03004430.2019.1703111.
Also: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03004430.2019.1703111
Cohort(s): Children of the NLSY79, NLSY79
Publisher: Routledge ==> Taylor & Francis (1998)
Keyword(s): Behavior Problems Index (BPI); Birth Order; Births, Repeat / Spacing; Child Development; Cognitive Ability; Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT); Pregnancy and Pregnancy Outcomes; Siblings; Temperament

Previous research assessing consequences of interpregnancy intervals (IPIs) on child development is mixed. Utilizing a population-based US sample (n = 5339), we first estimate the associations between background characteristics (e.g. sociodemographic and maternal characteristics) and short (≤1 year) and long (>3 years) IPI. Then, we estimate associations between IPI and birth outcomes, infant temperament, cognitive ability, and externalizing symptoms. Several background characteristics, such as maternal age at childbearing and previous pregnancy loss, were associated with IPI, indicating research on the putative effects of IPI must account for background characteristics. After covariate adjustment, short IPI was associated with poorer foetal growth and long IPI was associated with lower infant activity level; however, associations between short and long IPI and the other outcomes were neither large nor statistically significant. These findings indicate that rather than intervening to modify IPI, at-risk families may benefit from interventions aimed at other modifiable risk factors.
Bibliography Citation
Sujan, Ayesha C., Quetzal Class, Martin E. Rickert, Carol A. Van Hulle and Brian M. D'Onofrio. "Risk Factors and Child Outcomes Associated with Short and Long Interpregnancy Intervals." Early Child Development and Care published online (14 December 2019): DOI: 10.1080/03004430.2019.1703111.
2. Zellman, Gail L.
Perlman, Michal
Parent Involvement in Child Care Settings: Conceptual and Measurement Issues
Early Child Development and Care 176,5 (July 2006): 521-538.
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Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: Routledge ==> Taylor & Francis (1998)
Keyword(s): Child Care; Child Health; Education; Family Environment; Family, Extended; Parent-Child Relationship/Closeness; Parent-School involvement

This paper discusses the conceptualization and measurement of Parent Child Care Involvement (PCCI) and questions whether PCCI should be included in high-stakes quality ratings. It presents data on several PCCI measures, including one used by the National Association for the Education of Young Children, the Parent Caregiver Relationship Scale (Elicker et al. , 1997) and PCCI items from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth and the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale—Revised (ECERS-R). Across these measures parents uniformly describe child care providers as welcoming and supportive even when other quality measures reveal significant problems. Providers display similar positivity when reporting their own PCCI efforts. A new author-devised measure, Family–Provider Partnership, produces similar positivity bias. Nevertheless, Family–Provider Partnership scores were strongly associated with other measures of child care quality, including the ECERS-R Infant-Toddler Environment Rating Scale (ITERS), ratios and staff credentials. Such relationships justify inclusion of PCCI in child care quality ratings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Bibliography Citation
Zellman, Gail L. and Michal Perlman. "Parent Involvement in Child Care Settings: Conceptual and Measurement Issues." Early Child Development and Care 176,5 (July 2006): 521-538.