Multigenerational Households and the School Readiness of Children Born to Unmarried Mothers

Autor/inn/en	Augustine, Jennifer March; Raley, R. Kelly
Titel	Multigenerational Households and the School Readiness of Children Born to Unmarried Mothers
Quelle	In: Journal of Family Issues, 34 (2013) 4, S.431-459 (29 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0192-513X
DOI	10.1177/0192513X12439177
Schlagwörter	Family Structure; Grandparents; Heads of Households; Preschool Children; Probability; Reading Ability; Outcome Measures; Mothers; Unwed Mothers; Behavior Problems; School Readiness; Marriage; Child Development; National Surveys; Time; Racial Differences; Measures (Individuals); Marital Status; Predictor Variables; Interpersonal Relationship; Validity; Tables (Data); Least Squares Statistics; Regression (Statistics); Longitudinal Studies; Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children; Woodcock Johnson Psycho Educational Battery + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Familienkonstellation; Familiensystem; Großeltern; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung; Wahrscheinlichkeitstheorie; Reading competence; Lesekompetenz; Mother; Mutter; Unverheiratete Mutter; Readiness for school; School ability; Schulreife; Ehe; Kindesentwicklung; Zeit; Rassenunterschied; Messdaten; Familienstand; Prädiktor; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Gültigkeit; Tabelle; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung
Abstract	Following the ongoing increase in nonmarital fertility, policy makers have looked for ways to limit the disadvantages faced by children of unmarried mothers. Recent initiatives included marriage promotion and welfare-to-work programs. Yet policy might also consider the promotion of three generational households. We know little about whether multigenerational households benefit children of unwed mothers, although they are mandated for unmarried teen mothers applying for welfare benefits. Multigenerational households are also becoming increasingly common. Thus, using data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics ("N" = 217), this study examines whether grandparent-headed coresidential households benefit preschool-aged children's school readiness, employing propensity score techniques to account for selection into these households. Findings reveal living with a grandparent is not associated with child outcomes for families that select into such arrangements but is positively associated with reading scores and behavior problems for families with a low propensity to coreside. The implications of these findings for policy are discussed. (Contains 6 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10