Factors related to the achievement and adjustment of young African American children.
Data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Yough (NLSY) were used to examine factors related to the achievement and adjustment of African American children in the early elementary grades. All African American children between the ages of 6 and 9 years for whom data were available in the NLSY were included in this study (N = 378). Consistent with past research, there was a positive relation between the number of risk factors children were exposed to and the probability that they were experiencing academic or behavioral problems. Favorable outcomes in the cognitive and social-emotional domains (i.e., scoring in the top quartile for this sample) were associated with high scores on an "advantage index." The need for more research on successful African American children is discussed.
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Department of Family and Child Ecology, Michigan State University, East Lansing 48824-1030.
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D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000209:etiology; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007859:Learning Disabilities / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000209:etiology; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D012917:Social Adjustment; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology