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To assess the relative importance of income level, gender, ethnicity, and household composition in predicting multiple domains of children's school-based competence.

April 1, 1990Child Development

Income Level, Gender, Ethnicity, and Household Composition as Predictors of Children's School-based Competence

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CPCharlotte J. PattersonDuke University JKJanis B. KupersmidtInnovation Research and Training NVNancy A. VadenUniversity of Virginia

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Observational study finds income and gender strongly predict school competence in elementary students, highlighting socioeconomic disparities across racial groups.

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To assess the relative importance of income level, gender, ethnicity, and household composition in predicting multiple domains of children's school-based competence.
Analyzed a sample of 868 Black and White elementary school children from two-parent and mother-headed single-parent households in the United States.
Evaluated three distinct domains of school-based competence: conduct, peer relations, and academic achievement across demographic predictors.
Income level and gender served as the strongest overall predictors of conduct and peer relations, outperforming ethnicity and household composition.
Income level and ethnicity were the strongest predictors of academic achievement, though all four demographic variables contributed significant variance.
Black children were significantly more likely than White children to live in low-income households, linking racial disparities in competence to unequal economic distribution.

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Patterson et al. (1990) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a11bf8dd4922d3d9bc900ee https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8624.1990.tb02794.x

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Observational study finds income and gender strongly predict school competence in elementary students, highlighting socioeconomic disparities across racial groups.

Income Level, Gender, Ethnicity, and Household Composition as Predictors of Children's School-based Competence

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