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Peer reviewedJackson, Aurora P.; Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne; Huang, Chien-Chung; Glassman, Marc – Child Development, 2000
Examined how maternal education, economic conditions, and instrumental support influenced maternal psychological functioning, parenting, and child development among single Black mothers. Found that maternal education positively related to earnings, which, with instrumental support, negatively related to financial strain. Financial strain related…
Descriptors: Black Family, Blacks, Child Development, Depression (Psychology)
Peer reviewedYeung, W. Jean; Linver, Miriam R.; Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne – Child Development, 2002
This study used data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics and its 1997 supplement to examine how family income matters for preschool children's development. Findings indicated that the association between family income and children's achievement test scores was mediated by the family's ability to invest in providing a stimulating learning…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Problems, Child Development, Family Financial Resources
Direct linkIspa, Jean M.; Fine, Mark A.; Halgunseth, Linda C.; Harper, Scott; Robinson, JoAnn; Boyce, Lisa; Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne; Brady-Smith, Christy – Child Development, 2004
The present study investigated the extent to which maternal intrusiveness and warmth during play, observed in 579 European American, 412 African American, and 110 more and 131 less acculturated Mexican American low-income families when children were approximately 15 months old, predicted 3 dimensions of the mother-toddler relationship 10 months…
Descriptors: African Americans, Parent Child Relationship, Low Income Groups, Mexican Americans
