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Parental Socioeconomic Status, Communication, and Children's Vocabulary Development: A Third‐Generation Test of the Family Investment Model
Author(s) -
SohrPreston Sara L.,
Scaramella Laura V.,
Martin Monica J.,
Neppl Tricia K.,
Ontai Lenna,
Conger Rand
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
child development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.103
H-Index - 257
eISSN - 1467-8624
pISSN - 0009-3920
DOI - 10.1111/cdev.12023
Subject(s) - socioeconomic status , developmental psychology , psychology , child development , parental investment , language development , vocabulary development , perspective (graphical) , educational attainment , test (biology) , longitudinal study , vocabulary , investment (military) , demography , population , economic growth , sociology , medicine , pedagogy , artificial intelligence , offspring , law , pathology , computer science , biology , genetics , paleontology , political science , pregnancy , politics , teaching method , economics , philosophy , linguistics
This third‐generation, longitudinal study evaluated a family investment perspective on family socioeconomic status ( SES ), parental investments in children, and child development. The theoretical framework was tested for first‐generation parents (G1), their children (G2), and the children of the second generation (G3). G1 SES was expected to predict clear and responsive parental communication. Parental investments were expected to predict educational attainment and parenting for G2 and vocabulary development for G3. For the 139 families in the study, data were collected when G2 were adolescents and early adults and their oldest biological child (G3) was 3–4 years of age. The results demonstrate the importance of SES and parental investments for the development of children and adolescents across multiple generations.