| The impact of early behavior disturbances on academic achievement in high school. | |
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PMID: 19482756 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: Previous research has indicated that childhood behavioral disturbances predict lower scores on academic tests and curtail educational attainment. It is unknown which types of childhood behavioral problems are most likely to predict these outcomes. METHODS: An ethnically diverse cohort was assessed at 6 years of age for behavioral problems and IQ and at 17 years of age for academic achievement in math and reading. Of the original cohort of 823 children, 693 (84%) had complete data. Multiple regressions were used to estimate associations of attention and internalizing and externalizing problems at age 6 and with math and reading achievement at age 17, adjusting for IQ and indicators of family socioeconomic status. RESULTS: Adjusting for IQ, inner-city community, and maternal education and marital status, teacher ratings of attention, internalizing behavior, and externalizing problems at age 6 significantly predict math and reading achievement at age 17. When types of problems are examined simultaneously, attention problems predict math and reading achievement with little attenuation, whereas the influence of externalizing and internalizing problems is materially reduced and not significant. CONCLUSIONS: Interventions that target attention problems at school entry should be tested as a potential avenue for improving educational achievement. |
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Authors:
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Joshua Breslau; Elizabeth Miller; Naomi Breslau; Kipling Bohnert; Victoria Lucia; Julie Schweitzer |
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Multicenter Study |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Pediatrics Volume: 123 ISSN: 1098-4275 ISO Abbreviation: Pediatrics Publication Date: 2009 Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-06-01 Completed Date: 2009-06-17 Revised Date: 2010-12-03 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0376422 Medline TA: Pediatrics Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1472-6 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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Department of Internal Medicine, University of California, Davis, California, USA. jabreslau@ucdavis.edu |
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Achievement* Adolescent Attention Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / epidemiology, psychology* Causality Child Child Behavior Disorders / epidemiology, psychology* Cohort Studies Cross-Sectional Studies Female Humans Infant, Low Birth Weight / psychology Infant, Newborn Intelligence Internal-External Control Longitudinal Studies Male Mathematics Michigan Reading Risk Factors Social Class Social Environment Statistics as Topic |
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ID/Acronym/Agency:
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K01 MH066057-05/MH/NIMH NIH HHS |
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Evid Based Ment Health. 2010 Feb;13(1):9
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20164506
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