Early Educational Intervention, Early Cumulative Risk, and the Early Home Environment as Predictors of Young Adult Outcomes Within a High-Risk Sample

The extent to which early educational intervention, early cumulative risk, and the early home environment were associated with young adult outcomes was investigated in a sample of 139 young adults (age 21) from high-risk families enrolled in randomized trials of early intervention. Positive effects...

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Published in:Child development 2010-01, Vol.81 (1), p.410-426
Main Authors: Pungello, Elizabeth P., Kainz, Kirsten, Burchinal, Margaret, Wasik, Barbara H., Sparling, Joseph J., Ramey, Craig T., Campbell, Frances A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic achievement
Achievement
Adolescents
Adult. Elderly
At Risk Persons
At risk youth
Biological and medical sciences
Child care
Child development
Childhood
Cognition
Cognitive development
College Attendance
Control Groups
Developmental psychology
Early Intervention
Early Intervention (Education) - methods
Early Parenthood
Education systems
Educational Attainment
Educational programmes
Educational Status
EMPIRICAL ARTICLES
Employment
Employment - statistics & numerical data
Family - psychology
Family Environment
Female
Forecasts
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Group dynamics
High risk
High School Graduates
High schools
Humans
Infant
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Outcomes of education
Outcomes of Treatment
Parenthood
Predictor Variables
Predisposing factors
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Risk Factors
Risk management
Sampling
Schools
Social Behavior
Social Environment
Socioeconomic Factors
Surveys
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome
Young Adult
Young Adults
Youth
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Summary:The extent to which early educational intervention, early cumulative risk, and the early home environment were associated with young adult outcomes was investigated in a sample of 139 young adults (age 21) from high-risk families enrolled in randomized trials of early intervention. Positive effects of treatment were found for education attainment, attending college, and skilled employment; negative effects of risk were found for education attainment, graduating high school, being employed, and avoiding teen parenthood. The home mediated the effects of risk for graduating high school, but not being employed for teen parenthood. Evidence for moderated mediation was found for educational attainment; the home mediated the association between risk and educational attainment for the control group, but not the treated group.
ISSN:0009-3920
1467-8624
DOI:10.1111/j.1467-8624.2009.01403.x