Development Contexts in Middle Childhood: Bridges to Adolescence and Adulthood

479 Pages·2006·2.41 MB·English

by  Aletha C. Huston

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DevelopmentalContextsinMiddleChildhood
Duringmiddlechildhood,theperiodbetweenages5and12,children
gainthebasictools,skills,andmotivationstobecomeproductivemem-
bersoftheirsociety.Failuretoacquirethesebasictoolscanleadtolong-
termconsequencesforchildren’sfutureeducation,work,andfamilylife.
Inthisbooktheeditorsassemblecontributionsfromfifteenlongitudi-
nalstudiesrepresentingdiversegroupsintheUnitedStates,Canada,
NewZealand,andtheUnitedKingdomtolearnwhatdevelopmental
patternsandexperiencesinmiddlechildhoodcontextsforecastthedirec-
tionschildrentakewhentheyreachadolescenceandadulthood.Theedi-
torsconcludethat,althoughlastingindividualdifferencesareevidentby
theendofthepreschoolyears,achild’sdevelopmentalpathinmiddle
childhoodcontributessignificantlytotheadolescentandadultthatheor
shebecomes.Families,peers,andthebroadersocialandeconomicenvi-
ronmentallmakeadifferenceforyoungpeople’sfutureeducation,work,
andrelationshipswithothers.
AlethaC.HustonisPriscillaPondFlawnRegentsProfessorofChild
DevelopmentattheUniversityofTexasatAustin.Sheisadevelopmen-
talpsychologistwhospecializesinunderstandingtheeffectsofpoverty
onchildrenandtheimpactofchildcareandincomesupportpolicieson
children’sdevelopment.SheisaPrincipalInvestigatorintheNewHope
Project,astudyoftheeffectsonchildrenandfamiliesofparents’partici-
pationinawork-basedprogramtoreducepoverty,andcollaboratorinthe
NextGenerationProject.ShewasamemberoftheMacArthurNetworkon
SuccessfulPathwaysThroughMiddleChildhoodandanInvestigatorfor
theNationalInstituteofChildHealthandHumanDevelopmentStudyof
EarlyChildCareandYouthDevelopment.SheisPresidentoftheSociety
forResearchinChildDevelopmentandPastPresidentoftheDivisionof
DevelopmentalPsychologyoftheAmericanPsychologicalAssociation.
MarikaN.RipkeistheDirectorofHawaiiKidsCountandanaffiliate
facultymemberoftheCenterontheFamilyattheUniversityofHawaii
atManoa.Herresearchspecializesontheeffectsofpovertyonchildren
andtheimpactofout-of-schoolactivitiesonchildandyouthdevelop-
ment.AsdirectorofHawaiiKidsCount,sheassesses(andadvocatesfor)
thewell-beingofHawaii’schildrenandfamiliesbymonitoringvarious
health,economic,andeducationalindicatorsovertime.Shedirectsthe
datacollectionandanalysisofastudyexaminingthequalityandavail-
abilityofeducationandhealthsupportsforNativeHawaiianfamiliesand
theiryoungchildren.Sheholdsagovernmentalpositionasavotingmem-
beroftheStateofHawaii’sCommissiononFatherhood.Herpublications
haveappearedintheHandbookofChildPsychologyandinsuchscholarly
journalsasDevelopmentalPsychology,ReviewofResearchinEducation,and
NewDirectionsinYouthDevelopment.
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CambridgeStudiesinSocialandEmotionalDevelopment
GeneralEditor:CarolynShantz,WayneStateUniversity
AdvisoryBoard:NancyEisenberg,RobertN.Emde,WillardW.
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Developmental Contexts in
Middle Childhood
BridgestoAdolescenceandAdulthood
Editedby
ALETHAC.HUSTON
UniversityofTexasatAustin
MARIKAN.RIPKE
UniversityofHawaiiatManoa
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Contents
Contributors pagexi
Foreword xvii
RobertC.Granger
Acknowledgments xxi
1. MiddleChildhood:ContextsofDevelopment 1
AlethaC.HustonandMarikaN.Ripke
2. TheSignificanceofMiddleChildhoodPeerCompetencefor
WorkandRelationshipsinEarlyAdulthood 23
W.AndrewCollinsandManfredvanDulmen
3. AggressionandInsecurityinLateAdolescentRomantic
Relationships:AntecedentsandDevelopmentalPathways 41
GregoryS.Pettit,JohnE.Bates,AmyHoltzworth-Munroe,
AmyD.Marshall,LoriD.Harach,DavidJ.Cleary,and
KennethA.Dodge
4. MiddleChildhoodFamily-ContextualandPersonalFactors
asPredictorsofAdultOutcomes 62
L.RowellHuesmann,EricF.Dubow,LeonardD.Eron,and
PaulBoxer
5. GeneticandEnvironmentalInfluencesonContinuityand
ChangeinReadingAchievementintheColorado
AdoptionProject 87
SallyJ.Wadsworth,RobinCorley,RobertPlomin,JohnK.Hewitt,and
JohnC.DeFries
6. ReciprocalEffectsofMothers’DepressionandChildren’s
ProblemBehaviorsfromMiddleChildhoodtoEarly
Adolescence 107
SaraR.JaffeeandRichiePoulton
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7. MiddleChildhoodLifeCourseTrajectories:LinksBetween
FamilyDysfunctionandChildren’sBehavioral
Development 130
LindaS.Pagani,ChristaJapel,AlainGirard,AbdeljelilFarhat,
SylvanaCoˆte´,andRichardE.Tremblay
8. TheContributionofMiddleChildhoodContextsto
AdolescentAchievementandBehavior 150
KatherineMagnuson,GregJ.Duncan,andArielKalil
9. EducationalTrackingWithinandBetweenSchools:From
FirstGradeThroughMiddleSchoolandBeyond 173
DorisR.Entwisle,KarlL.Alexander,andLindaSteffelOlson
10. SchoolEnvironmentsandtheDivergingPathwaysof
StudentsLivinginPoverty 198
PennyHauser-Cram,MarjiEricksonWarfield,JenniferStadler,and
SelcukR.Sirin
11. TheRelationsofClassroomContextsintheEarlyElementary
YearstoChildren’sClassroomandSocialBehavior 217
NICHDEarlyChildCareResearchNetwork
12. Out-of-SchoolTimeUseDuringMiddleChildhoodina
Low-IncomeSample:DoCombinationsofActivitiesAffect
AchievementandBehavior? 237
PamelaMorrisandArielKalil
13. Low-IncomeChildren’sActivityParticipationasaPredictor
ofPsychosocialandAcademicOutcomesinMiddle
ChildhoodandAdolescence 260
MarikaN.Ripke,AlethaC.Huston,andDavidM.Casey
14. HealthyMind,HealthyHabits:TheInfluenceofActivity
InvolvementinMiddleChildhood 283
SandraD.Simpkins,JenniferA.Fredricks,PamelaE.Davis-Kean,
andJacquelynneS.Eccles
15. MediaEffectsinMiddleChildhood 303
L.RowellHuesmannandLaramieD.Taylor
16. ContinuityandDiscontinuityinMiddleChildhood:
ImplicationsforAdultOutcomesintheUK1970
BirthCohort 327
LeonFeinsteinandJohnBynner
17. MandatoryWelfare-to-WorkProgramsandPreschool-Age
Children:DoImpactsPersistintoMiddleChildhood? 350
SharonM.McGroder,MarthaJ.Zaslow,KristinA.Moore,and
JenniferL.Brooks