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How Parental Involvement Affects Childhood Behavioral Outcomes

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National Educational and Longitudinal Study 1988 (NELS88) data were used to examine the impact of parental involvement measures on the behavioral outcomes of high-school students. Parents’ general sense of involvement with the community, as well as non-school child-helping groups, were used as instruments for whether these parents were educationally involved with their child. The instrumental variables strategy helped quantify the true effect of parental involvement on own-child behavioral outcomes. The results showed that parental involvement led to better child behavioral outcomes at the high school level, and that this effect was strengthened in the instrumental variables results. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014

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  • Florence Neymotin, 2014. "How Parental Involvement Affects Childhood Behavioral Outcomes," Journal of Family and Economic Issues, Springer, vol. 35(4), pages 433-451, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:jfamec:v:35:y:2014:i:4:p:433-451
    DOI: 10.1007/s10834-013-9383-y
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    Parental involvement; Suspension; Arrest; Childhood behavior; D19; I29;
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    • D19 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Other
    • I29 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Other

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