کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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359651 | 620264 | 2014 | 11 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
• Classroom self-reliance was examined as a mediator of preschool language and sustained attention and adolescent achievement.
• Preschool language and sustained attention abilities predicted later classroom self-reliance.
• Classroom self-reliance predicted math, but not reading outcomes in adolescence.
• Classroom self-reliance mediated between early sustained attention and adolescent achievement.
This study examined self-reliant classroom behaviors during middle childhood as a mechanism through which early language and sustained attention become associated with academic achievement in adolescence. Participants were enrolled in the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development (N = 1364). Path analyses revealed that preschool language and sustained attention predicted self-reliant classroom behaviors during middle childhood and that self-reliant classroom behaviors predicted changes in math achievement in adolescence. Self-reliant classroom behaviors mediated the relations of preschool sustained attention and linguistic ability with adolescent math achievement, but not reading achievement. These findings extend research highlighting the importance of self-reliant classroom behaviors for children's academic outcomes.
Journal: Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology - Volume 35, Issue 6, November–December 2014, Pages 457–467