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Title: Family Structure and Children's Behavioral and Cognitive Outcomes
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1. Carlson, Marcia Jeanne
Corcoran, Mary E.
Family Structure and Children's Behavioral and Cognitive Outcomes
Journal of Marriage and Family 63,3 (August 2001): 779-792.
Also: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1741-3737.2001.00779.x/abstract
Cohort(s): Children of the NLSY79, NLSY79
Publisher: National Council on Family Relations
Keyword(s): Armed Forces Qualifications Test (AFQT); Behavior Problems Index (BPI); Behavioral Problems; CESD (Depression Scale); Children, Behavioral Development; Family Income; Family Structure; Home Observation for Measurement of Environment (HOME); Peabody Individual Achievement Test (PIAT- Math); Peabody Individual Achievement Test (PIAT- Reading); Pearlin Mastery Scale

We use data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY) to examine the effect of various family structures on behavioral and cognitive outcomes for children ages 7 to 10. We extend previous research by using a longitudinal definition of family structure and by exploring multiple mechanisms through which family structure may affect children in two outcome domains. We find that family income, mother's psychological functioning, and the quality of the home environment are particularly important for children's behavior, while family income and mother's aptitude have notable effects on children's cognitive test scores.
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Carlson, Marcia Jeanne and Mary E. Corcoran. "Family Structure and Children's Behavioral and Cognitive Outcomes." Journal of Marriage and Family 63,3 (August 2001): 779-792.