Maggie M. Sweitzer, Indrani Halder, Janine D. Flory, Anna E. Craig, Peter J. Gianaros, Robert E. Ferrell, Stephen B. Manuck; Polymorphic variation in the dopamine D4 receptor predicts delay discounting as a function
of childhood socioeconomic status: evidence for differential susceptibility, Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, Volume 8, Issue 5, 1 June 2013, Pages 499 — 508, https://doi.org/10.1093/scan/nss020
Polymorphic variation in the dopamine D4 receptor predicts delay discounting as a function
of childhood socioeconomic status: Evidence for differential susceptibility
«However, we also think that traditional measures
of childhood socioeconomic status may not accurately reflect the childhood social environments of African Americans, which is quite different from that of U.S. whites because of the history of racial discrimination and segregation.
Three variables
of childhood socioeconomic status significantly affect an adult's socioeconomic status: the parents» median income, their level of education, and whether the child inherited any money.
Not exact matches
It doesn't make you do anything: It amplifies your best and worst traits, all
of which are shaped by your
childhood, your
socioeconomic status, and your education level, among other things.»
Compared with children with absentee fathers, children whose fathers were present and actively involved in their lives during early and middle
childhood had fewer behavior problems and higher intellectual abilities as they grew older, even among children
of lower
socioeconomic status.
Involved Dads Give Kids an Edge Compared with children with absentee fathers, children whose fathers were present and actively involved in their lives during early and middle
childhood had fewer behavior problems and higher intellectual abilities as they grew older, even among children
of lower
socioeconomic status.
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Socioeconomic status, infant feeding practices and early
childhood obesity † Gibbs BG, Forste R. Source Department
of Sociology, Brigham Young University, Provo,...
That mother - baby bond — whether secure, shaky or absent — has a significant impact on the trajectory
of that child's life... not only through
childhood and in school, but who that child will grow up to be, what
socioeconomic status he or she will have, and how he or she will be as a parent, employee and fellow member
of society.
A third meta - analysis was published in 2007 by Ip et al. 31 The researchers combined
socioeconomic status — adjusted ORs
of only 3 studies that were determined by the systematic review conducted by Guise et al32 and published in 2005 to be
of good or fair quality: the UK
Childhood Cancer Study, 23 Shu et al, 20 and Dockerty et al. 19 Based on their analyses, they concluded that breastfeeding for more than 6 months was associated with a 20 % lower risk for ALL (OR, 0.8; 95 % CI, 0.71 - 0.91).
Socioeconomic status and adiposity in
childhood: a systematic review
of cross-sectional studies 1990 — 2005
Participation in high - quality early
childhood programs at ages 3 and 4 years is associated with greater school readiness and achievement, higher rates
of educational attainment and
socioeconomic status, and lower rates
of crime.
«The findings should be interpreted with caution given that
childhood socioeconomic status is notoriously difficult to measure for a number
of reasons, including recall bias, but other studies have shown that
childhood socioeconomic status can have a critical impact on adult health independent
of adult
socioeconomic status.
Researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School
of Public Health and Ferkauf Graduate School
of Psychology and Albert Einstein College
of Medicine studied the link between food allergy and
childhood anxiety and depression among a sample
of predominantly low
socioeconomic status minority children.
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have found an association between lower
socioeconomic status during
childhood and adolescence and the length
of telomeres, protective cap - like protein complexes at the end
of chromosomes that ultimately affect the susceptibility to colds in middle - aged adults.
High - quality early
childhood education has the greatest positive effect on children from lower
socioeconomic status and children who are at risk because
of family or community circumstances such as poverty and abuse / neglect, and children with disabilities and special needs (Stegelin, 2004).
The control group
of 529 included individuals
of the same age who participated in alternative early
childhood programs in randomly selected schools and who matched the program group on
socioeconomic status.
In addition to these initiatives, the Head Start program, which was created in 1965 and is one
of the earliest ECE initiatives, is a federal program that provides free access to early
childhood education programs for children from low
socioeconomic status families.
Its validity and sensitivity as an indicator
of socioenvironmental influences on development have been demonstrated by evidence that it explains significant variance in
childhood cognitive functioning over and above that attributable to
socioeconomic status (SES) and maternal education.40, 41 Its validity for use with black samples has also been established.42 Because
of safety considerations, the HOME was administered in the laboratory.
See, for example, Janet Currie, «Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise:
Socioeconomic Status, Poor Health in
Childhood, and Human Capital Development,» Journal
of Economic Literature 47, no. 1 (2009): 87 — 122; and Janet Currie and others, «Child Health and Young Adult Outcomes,» Journal
of Human Resources, forthcoming.
Trauma resulting from
childhood maltreatment can manifest in feelings
of depression, aggression, avoidance, low academic achievement, and / or health problems or substance abuse; all
of which are exacerbated when low
socioeconomic status is also a factor (Chartier et al., 2010; Felitti et al., 1998; Kreidler & Kurzawa, 2009).
97 Longitudinal research has linked heavy exposure to television violence in
childhood to increased social aggression in adult females, even after controlling for
childhood aggression,
childhood IQ, parental education, parental TV habits, and the
socioeconomic status of the family.98 Although these studies are suggestive, it will not be possible to draw conclusions about whether media violence causes this alternative form
of childhood aggression until more research is conducted.
Television viewing between 5 and 15 years
of age was associated with lower
childhood socioeconomic status (P <.001), lower IQ (P <.001), and each
of the parent and teacher ratings
of antisocial and hyperactive behavior at 5 years
of age (P <.05).
In addition, many
of the early intervention programs that have been shown to have positive treatment effects are resource intensive and target high - risk families, on the basis
of socioeconomic status,
childhood disabilities, parental substance use, or child maltreatment.1
Childhood risk factors were assessed up to 9 years
of age: neurodevelopmental characteristics (perinatal insults, gross motor skills, and intelligence quotient); parental characteristics (mother's internalising symptoms, including depression and anxiety, mother — child interactions, criminal conviction history, and parental disagreement about discipline); family characteristics (number
of residence changes,
socioeconomic status, unwanted sexual contact, and loss
of a parent); and child behaviour and temperament (inhibited or undercontrolled temperament, peer problems, and depressive symptoms).
Overall IQ was highly predictive
of schizophrenia, and this association persisted after controlling for
socioeconomic status, behavioral adjustment in
childhood, drug misuse, urban upbringing, family history
of psychiatric disorder, and psychiatric disturbance at the time
of testing.
These effects were independent
of intelligence, family
socioeconomic status, and
childhood behavioral problems.
A recent investigation from the UK Millennium Cohort Study found that a variety
of parenting, home learning, and early education factors explained a small portion
of the
socioeconomic status (SES) gradients in children's cognitive ability by age 5.2 Although some US studies have examined selected factors at different stages
of childhood, 24 — 27 few have had comprehensive data to examine the
socioeconomic distribution
of a wide variety
of risk and protective factors across early
childhood and their role as potential independent mediators
of the SES gradients in cognitive ability at kindergarten entry.
[jounal] Miech, R / 2001 /
Socioeconomic status and the adjustment to school: The role
of self - regulation during early
childhood / Sociology
of Education 74: 102 ~ 120
Socioeconomic status and adiposity in
childhood: A systematic review
of cross-sectional studies 1990 — 2005
Background Low
childhood socioeconomic status (SES) is why those from low SES backgrounds are at greater risk
of reliably associated with poor adult health.
-- In addition to any other payments made under this title to a State, the Secretary shall make grants to eligible entities to enable the entities to deliver services under early
childhood home visitation programs that satisfy the requirements
of subsection (d) to eligible families in order to promote improvements in maternal and prenatal health, infant health, child health and development, parenting related to child development outcomes, school readiness, and the
socioeconomic status of such families, and reductions in child abuse, neglect, and injuries.
Kyle W. Murdock, Christopher P. Fagundes; Attachment Orientations, Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia, and Stress Are Important for Understanding the Link Between
Childhood Socioeconomic Status and Adult Self - Reported Health, Annals
of Behavioral Medicine, Volume 51, Issue 2, 1 April 2017, Pages 189 — 198, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12160-016-9842-4
Race / Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American Asian American Native American Other races not listed N / A
Socioeconomic status < $ 10,000 $ 10,000 - $ 20,000 $ 20,000 - $ 30,000 $ 30,000 - $ 40,000 $ 40,000 - $ 50,000 $ 50,000 - $ 60,000 $ 60,000 - $ 70,000 > $ 70,000 Education level High school diploma Vocational training Some college Bachelor's degree Graduate / professional training Doctoral degree Marital
status Measures The Adverse
Childhood Experiences Study Questionnaire (ACEs Questionnaire; Felitti et al., 1998) assessed mothers» exposure to seven dimensions
of ACEs, including psychological, physical, and sexual abuse and exposure to parental substance abuse, mental illness, domestic violence, and criminal behavior.
And, mitigating factors such as
childhood socioeconomic status, adult depression or personality traits did not explain the association between
childhood abuse and greater risk
of death in women, according to the study.
The association between the child's telomere length and prenatal tobacco exposure remained significant after considering the influence
of family
socioeconomic status and exposure to environmental tobacco smoke during pregnancy and
childhood.
Participating schools were sent questionnaire packs to distribute to the parents
of children aged 5 — 9 years, including a diagnosis survey; information about behaviour or developmental concerns raised by teachers or professionals; the
Childhood Autism Spectrum Test (CAST) plus questions about parental education and
socioeconomic status.
Health across early
childhood and
socioeconomic status: Examining the moderating effects
of differential parenting
General risk factors for borderline personality disorder include adverse
childhood experiences such as
childhood abuse and neglect, maladaptive parenting, low
socioeconomic status, maternal inconsistency, attachment disorganization, and early maternal separation before the age
of 5 years [24, 25, 26, 27, 28].
Early
childhood studies on deaf children like these suggest that the predictors
of language development are independent
of gender,
socioeconomic status, ethnicity, communication modality, degree
of hearing loss, age at identification, and parents» level
of education (see Meadow - Orlans et al., 2003, for a review).
And that these educational aptitudes are better predicators
of income than even intelligence, education and
socioeconomic status in
childhood.