Child care and the development of behavior problems among economically disadvantaged children in middle childhood
Votruba-Drzal, Elizabeth, September/October 2010
Child Development, 81(5), 1460-1474
A study of the relationship between low-income children's development of behavior problems during middle childhood and child care quality, extent and type of care, as well as an examination of child characteristics, gender, and race-ethnicity, as moderators of the development of behavior problems, based on data from 349 7- through 11-year-old participants in the Three-City Study
Reports & Papers
Child care and low-income children's development: Direct and moderated effects
Votruba-Drzal, Elizabeth, 2004
Child Development, 75(1), 296-312
A study determining the effect of child care quality on low-income children's cognitive and social development, utilizing data from the Welfare, Children, and Families: A Three-City Study
Reports & Papers
Child care experiences in low-income communities: Developmental quality and maternal views
Li-Grining, Christine P., 2006
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 21(2), 125-141
A study of child care quality in low-income urban communities, including types of child care used and degree to which settings met children’s and mothers’ needs, based on data from a longitudinal welfare study: Welfare, Children, and Families: A Three-City Study
Reports & Papers
Child care in the era of welfare reform: Quality, choices, and preferences
Coley, Rebekah L., 2001
(Policy Brief 01-04). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University.
An examination of the child care experiences of low income families in Boston, Chicago and San Antonio, and a discussion of the types of child care settings used to meet needs and preferences of families
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Custodial grandmothers' physical, mental, and economic well-being: Comparisons of primary caregivers from low-income neighborhoods
Bachman, Heather J., 2005
Family Relations, 54(4), 475-487
A study of the implications of custodial grandparent care by comparing the material hardship, mental health, and physical well-being of custodial grandmothers and biological mothers using data from Welfare, Children, and Families: A Three-City Study
Reports & Papers
Nonstandard schedules and young children's behavioral outcomes among working low-income families
Joshi, Pamela, February 2007
Journal of Marriage and the Family, 69(1), 139-156
An examination of how mothers' nonstandard night, weekend, or rotating work schedules affect their preschool children's behavior
Reports & Papers
Out-of-school care and problem behavior trajectories among low-income adolescents: Individual, family, and neighborhood characteristics as added risks
Coley, Rebekah L., 2004
Child Development, 75(3), 948-965
A study examining the effects of out-of-school care on at risk adolescents' behavioral outcomes, utilizing longitudinal data from Welfare, Children, and Families: A Three-City Study
Reports & Papers
Predictors of paternal involvement for resident and nonresident low-income fathers
Coley, Rebekah L., 2006
Developmental Psychology, 42(6), 1041-1056
An evaluation of a conceptual model assessing how child, father, and mother characteristics predict paternal involvement in low-income families
Reports & Papers
Welfare reform: What about the children?
Chase-Lansdale, P. Lindsay, 2004
(Policy Brief No. 02-1). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University.
An analysis of the patterns of cognitive achievement and problem behavior shown by preschoolers and adolescents in low-income families
Fact Sheets & Briefs