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Physically developed and exploratory young infants contribute to their own long-term academic achievement.

ABSTRACT: A developmental cascade defines a longitudinal relation in which one psychological characteristic uniquely affects another psychological characteristic later in time, separately from other intrapersonal and extrapersonal factors. Here, we report results of a large-scale (N = 374), normative, prospective, 14-year longitudinal, multivariate, multisource, controlled study of a developmental cascade from infant motor-exploratory competence at 5 months to adolescent academic achievement at 14 years, through conceptually related and age-appropriate measures of psychometric intelligence at 4 and 10 years and academic achievement at 10 years. This developmental cascade applied equally to girls and boys and was independent of children's behavioral adjustment and social competence; mothers' supportive caregiving, verbal intelligence, education, and parenting knowledge; and the material home environment. Infants who were more motorically mature and who explored more actively at 5 months of age achieved higher academic levels as 14-year-olds.

SUBMITTER: Bornstein MH

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4151610 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Physically developed and exploratory young infants contribute to their own long-term academic achievement.

Bornstein Marc H MH Hahn Chun-Shin CS Suwalsky Joan T D JT

Psychological science 20130820 10

A developmental cascade defines a longitudinal relation in which one psychological characteristic uniquely affects another psychological characteristic later in time, separately from other intrapersonal and extrapersonal factors. Here, we report results of a large-scale (N = 374), normative, prospective, 14-year longitudinal, multivariate, multisource, controlled study of a developmental cascade from infant motor-exploratory competence at 5 months to adolescent academic achievement at 14 years, ...[more]

PMID: 23964000

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Physically developed and exploratory young infants contribute to their own long-term academic achievement.

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Physically developed and exploratory young infants contribute to their own long-term academic achievement.

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