Mothers' Depression and Educational Attainment and Their Children's Academic Trajectories

Autor/inn/en	Augustine, Jennifer March; Crosnoe, Robert
Titel	Mothers' Depression and Educational Attainment and Their Children's Academic Trajectories
Quelle	In: Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 51 (2010) 3, S.274-290 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-1465
DOI	10.1177/0022146510377757
Schlagwörter	Mothers; Educational Attainment; Child Health; Educational Experience; Depression (Psychology); Academic Achievement; Elementary School Students; Longitudinal Studies; Correlation; Prediction; Higher Education; Low Achievement; Role; Mental Health + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mother; Mutter; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Bildungserfahrung; Schulleistung; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Korrelation; Vorhersage; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Unterdurchschnittliche Leistung; Rollen; Psychohygiene
Abstract	In this study, we take a dynamic approach to studying the connections among mothers' education, their depression, and their children's academic trajectories during elementary school. Applying latent growth curve modeling to longitudinal data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development's Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development (N = 1,012), we find that maternal depression does not mediate the association between mothers' education and children's achievement. Instead, maternal education moderates the association between maternal depression and children's achievement. Specifically, maternal depression only predicted lower achievement for children of women who did not pursue higher education. These results highlight the role of mothers' mental health in the intergenerational linkage between mothers' and children's educational experiences. (Contains 4 tables and 1 note.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10