Maternal education preferences moderate the effects of mandatory employment and education programs on child positive and problem behaviors

TitleMaternal education preferences moderate the effects of mandatory employment and education programs on child positive and problem behaviors
Publication TypeJournal Article
AuthorsGassman-Pines, A., E. B. Godfrey, and H. Yoshikawa
Grounded in person-environment fit theory, this study examined whether low-income mothers' preferences for education moderated the effects of employment- and education-focused welfare programs on children's positive and problem behaviors. The sample included 1,365 families with children between ages 3 and 5 years at study entry. Results 5 years after random assignment, when children were ages 8-10 years, indicated that mothers' education preferences did moderate program impacts on teacher-reported child behavior problems and positive behavior. Children whose mothers were assigned to the education program were rated by teachers to have less externalizing behavior and more positive behavior than children whose mothers were assigned to the employment program but only when mothers had strong preferences for education.
Title Maternal education preferences moderate the effects of mandatory employment and education programs on child positive and problem behaviors
Publication Title Child Dev
Publication Type Journal Article
Published Year 2013
Authors A. Gassman-Pines; E.B. Godfrey; H. Yoshikawa
Accession Number 22861169
Number 1
ISBN Number 1467-8624 (Electronic)<br/>0009-3920 (Linking)
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