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Source: Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines
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Belsky, Jay |
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Emanuel Miller Lecture - Developmental Risks (Still) Associated with Early Child Care Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines 42,7 (October 2001): 845-859. Also: http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/1469-7610.00782 Cohort(s): Children of the NLSY79, NLSY79 Publisher: Blackwell Publishing, Inc. => Wiley Online Keyword(s): Behavioral Problems; Child Care; Maternal Employment; Overview, Child Assessment Data; Parent-Child Relationship/Closeness; Temperament In the mid to late 1980s a major controversy erupted when Belsky's (1986, 1988, 1990) analysis of research produced the conclusion that early and extensive nonmaternal care carried risks in terms of increasing the probability of insecure infant-parent attachment relationships and promoting aggression and noncompliance during the toddler, preschool, and early primary school years. Widespread critiques of Belsky's analysis called attention to problems associated with the Strange Situation procedure for measuring attachment security in the case of day-care reared children and to the failure of much of the cited research to take into consideration child-care quality and control for background factors likely to make children with varying child-care experiences developmentally different in the first place. In this lecture, research concerning the, developmental effects of child care and maternal employment initiated in the first year of life that has emerged since the controversy broke is reviewed. Evidence indicating that early, extensive, and continuous nonmaternal care is associated with less harmonious parent-child relations and elevated levels of aggression and noncompliance suggests that concerns raised about early and extensive child care 15 years ago remain valid and that alternative explanations of Belsky's originally controversial conclusion do not account for seemingly adverse effects of routine nonmaternal care that continue to be reported in the literature. National Longitudinal Survey of Youth data discussed. |
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Belsky, Jay. "Emanuel Miller Lecture - Developmental Risks (Still) Associated with Early Child Care." Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines 42,7 (October 2001): 845-859.
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Coleman, Priscilla K. Reardon, David C. Cougle, Jesse R. |
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The Quality of the Caregiving Environment and Child Developmental Outcomes Associated with Maternal History of Abortion Using NLSY Data Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines 43,6 (September 2002): 743-757. Also: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1469-7610.00095/abstract Cohort(s): Children of the NLSY79, NLSY79 Publisher: Blackwell Publishing, Inc. => Wiley Online Keyword(s): Abortion; Behavior Problems Index (BPI); Birth Outcomes; CESD (Depression Scale); Child Development; Fertility; Home Environment; Home Observation for Measurement of Environment (HOME); Parent-Child Relationship/Closeness; Parenting Skills/Styles; Peabody Individual Achievement Test (PIAT- Math); Peabody Individual Achievement Test (PIAT- Reading); Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT) Background: Studies suggest that experiencing a perinatal loss may leave women vulnerable to mental health problems and may compromise parenting. Unfortunately, compared to miscarriages and stillbirths, very little research has examined the potential for grief and feelings of loss associated with elective abortion. Therefore, the aim of this study was to compare the quality of the childcare environment and children's development among children of mothers with a history of abortion prior to childbirth (n = 672) and children of non post-abortive women (n = 4,172). Method: Data were derived from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY), with comparisons based on two assessments of the caregiving environment and scores on four child outcome variables. The sample was divided into three child age categories: 1-4 years (n = 1,502), 5-9 years (n = 2,121), and 10-13 years (n = 1,524). Results: After controlling for numerous potentially confounding socio-demographic variables, lower scores were observed for the post-abortion group relative to the level of emotional support in the home among first-born children in the youngest age category. Further, among 5-9-year-olds, more behavior problems were revealed for the children of women with a history of abortion. Finally, no main effects were detected between the abortion history groups relative to the level of cognitive stimulation in the home. Conclusion: Although it is widely recognized that at least 10% of post-abortive women experience negative psychological consequences, the potential effects of negative subjective experiences on parenting need more systematic attention. (Copyright 2000 Blackwell Publishers.) |
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Bibliography Citation
Coleman, Priscilla K., David C. Reardon and Jesse R. Cougle. "The Quality of the Caregiving Environment and Child Developmental Outcomes Associated with Maternal History of Abortion Using NLSY Data." Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines 43,6 (September 2002): 743-757.
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