Maternal Literacy Skills and Children's Kindergarten Outcomes in Rural Communities with Low Incomes: The Moderating Role of Hours in Child Care.

Based on theoretical premises of ecological systems theory and the compensatory hypothesis, a subset of data from the Family Life Project (N = 773), a population-based study of rural families with low incomes, were used to test for associations between maternal literacy in infancy and children's aca...

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Publicado en:Journal of Child & Family Studies Vol. 33; no. 12; pp. 3889 - 3904
Autores principales: Miller, Elizabeth B., Roby, Erin, Bratsch-Hines, Mary, Blair, Clancy B.
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Publicado: Springer Nature Dec2024
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          Miller, Elizabeth B.
          Roby, Erin
          Bratsch-Hines, Mary
          Blair, Clancy B.
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          NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
          https://ror.org/02y3ad647 University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
          https://ror.org/0190ak572 New York University, New York, NY, USA
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        Mothers
        Socioeconomic factors
        Communities
        Behavior disorders in children
        Rural conditions
        Academic achievement
        Literacy
        Child care
        Mother-child relationship
        Educational attainment
        Poverty
        Children
        Research funding
        Dose-response relationship in biochemistry
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          Mothers
          Socioeconomic factors
          Communities
          Behavior disorders in children
          Rural conditions
          Academic achievement
          Literacy
          Child care
          Mother-child relationship
          Educational attainment
          Poverty
          Children
          Research funding
          Dose-response relationship in biochemistry
          Time
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        Child care quantity
        Maternal adversity
        poverty
        Psychology and Cognitive Sciences Psychology
        Rural context
        Synergistic effects
        Child care quantity
        Maternal adversity
        poverty
        Psychology and Cognitive Sciences Psychology
        Rural context
        Synergistic effects
      ab: Based on theoretical premises of ecological systems theory and the compensatory hypothesis, a subset of data from the Family Life Project (N = 773), a population-based study of rural families with low incomes, were used to test for associations between maternal literacy in infancy and children's academic outcomes and teacher-reported problem behaviors in kindergarten. A second aim tested whether increased time in child care averaged from 6 to 36 months moderated such relations. Results indicated that maternal literacy was significantly positively related to academic outcomes (ES = 0.17–0.23) and significantly negatively related to children's problem behaviors (ES = −0.15) in kindergarten. Child care hours were not significantly related to any outcome. Significant interactions were found between maternal literacy and hours in child care on both children's academic skills and problem behaviors. Specifically, for mothers with lower literacy levels, significant dose-response relationships were detected between increased time in child care and children's higher academic scores and reduced problem behaviors (ES = 0.07–0.09). Implications for maternal literacy and child care access among rural families are discussed. Highlights: The findings from this study indicate that high maternal literacy is positively associated with children's kindergarten readiness in rural communities with low incomes. For mothers with lower literacy levels, time spent in child care may be an important promotive factor for children's development among children living in rural areas. Expanding child care access that would enable the delivery of two-generational early childhood services to children and their families may be helpful in rural communities.
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