Behavior problems and children's academic achievement: A test of growth-curve models with gender and racial differences

Kristen P. Kremer; Andrea Flower; Jin Huang; Michael G. Vaughn

doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2016.06.003

Behavior problems and children's academic achievement: A test of growth-curve models with gender and racial differences

Kristen P. Kremer, Andrea Flower, Jin Huang, Michael G. Vaughn

Graduate School of Social Welfare

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to examine the longitudinal association between externalizing and internalizing behavior and children's academic achievement, particularly in terms of whether these variables varied as a function of gender and race. Data pertaining to externalizing and internalizing behavior, academic achievement, gender, and race from three waves of the Child Development Supplement of the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (N = 2028) were used. Results indicate that behavior problems had a negative relationship with academic performance and some of these associations endured over time. Externalizing behavior impacted reading scores more negatively for females compared to males at baseline, but the impact of externalizing behavior on long-term reading outcomes did not vary by gender. Externalizing behavior impacted reading scores more negatively for Black children than White children at multiple points in time. Differences between males, females, Black, and White children concerning behavior and achievement are explained. Implications, limitations, and ideas for future research are also presented.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	95-104
Number of pages	10
Journal	Children and Youth Services Review
Volume	67
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2016.06.003
Publication status	Published - 2016 Aug 1

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The authors are grateful for support from the Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk , the Institute on Educational Sciences grants ( R324A100022 & R324B080008 ) and from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development ( P50 HD052117 ). The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health and Human Development or the National Institutes of Health.

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Sociology and Political Science

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