Closing the gap in academic readiness and achievement: the role of early childcare / Marie-Claude GEOFFROY in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 51-12 (December 2010)  

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry > 51-12 (December 2010) . - p.1359-1367 Titre : Closing the gap in academic readiness and achievement: the role of early childcare Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Marie-Claude GEOFFROY, Auteur ; Sylvana M. CÔTÉ, Auteur ; Charles-Édouard GIGUERE, Auteur ; Ginette DIONNE, Auteur ; Philip David ZELAZO, Auteur ; Richard E. TREMBLAY, Auteur ; Michel BOIVIN, Auteur ; Jean R. SEGUIN, Auteur Année de publication : 2010 Article en page(s) : p.1359-1367 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Cognition  prevention  social class  day care Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Background:  Socially disadvantaged children with academic difficulties at school entry are at increased risk for poor health and psychosocial outcomes. Our objective is to test the possibility that participation in childcare – at the population level – could attenuate the gap in academic readiness and achievement between children with and without a social disadvantage (indexed by low levels of maternal education). Methods:  A cohort of infants born in the Canadian province of Quebec in 1997/1998 was selected through birth registries and followed annually until 7 years of age (n = 1,863). Children receiving formal childcare (i.e., center-based or non-relative out-of-home) were distinguished from those receiving informal childcare (i.e., relative or nanny). Measures from 4 standardized tests that assessed cognitive school readiness (Lollipop Test for School Readiness), receptive vocabulary (Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test Revised), mathematics (Number Knowledge Test), and reading performance (Kaufman Assessment Battery for children) were administered at 6 and 7 years. Results:  Children of mothers with low levels of education showed a consistent pattern of lower scores on academic readiness and achievement tests at 6 and 7 years than those of highly educated mothers, unless they received formal childcare. Specifically, among children of mothers with low levels of education, those who received formal childcare obtained higher school readiness (d = 0.87), receptive vocabulary (d = 0.36), reading(d = 0.48) and math achievement scores (d = 0.38; although not significant at 5%) in comparison with those who were cared for by their parents. Childcare participation was not associated with cognitive outcomes among children of mothers with higher levels of education. Conclusions:  Public investments in early childcare are increasing in many countries with the intention of reducing cognitive inequalities between disadvantaged and advantaged children. Our findings provide further evidence suggesting that formal childcare could represent a preventative means of attenuating effects of disadvantage on children’s early academic trajectory. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7610.2010.02316.x Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=113 [article] Closing the gap in academic readiness and achievement: the role of early childcare [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Marie-Claude GEOFFROY, Auteur ; Sylvana M. CÔTÉ, Auteur ; Charles-Édouard GIGUERE, Auteur ; Ginette DIONNE, Auteur ; Philip David ZELAZO, Auteur ; Richard E. TREMBLAY, Auteur ; Michel BOIVIN, Auteur ; Jean R. SEGUIN, Auteur . - 2010 . - p.1359-1367. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry > 51-12 (December 2010) . - p.1359-1367 Mots-clés : Cognition  prevention  social class  day care Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Background:  Socially disadvantaged children with academic difficulties at school entry are at increased risk for poor health and psychosocial outcomes. Our objective is to test the possibility that participation in childcare – at the population level – could attenuate the gap in academic readiness and achievement between children with and without a social disadvantage (indexed by low levels of maternal education). Methods:  A cohort of infants born in the Canadian province of Quebec in 1997/1998 was selected through birth registries and followed annually until 7 years of age (n = 1,863). Children receiving formal childcare (i.e., center-based or non-relative out-of-home) were distinguished from those receiving informal childcare (i.e., relative or nanny). Measures from 4 standardized tests that assessed cognitive school readiness (Lollipop Test for School Readiness), receptive vocabulary (Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test Revised), mathematics (Number Knowledge Test), and reading performance (Kaufman Assessment Battery for children) were administered at 6 and 7 years. Results:  Children of mothers with low levels of education showed a consistent pattern of lower scores on academic readiness and achievement tests at 6 and 7 years than those of highly educated mothers, unless they received formal childcare. Specifically, among children of mothers with low levels of education, those who received formal childcare obtained higher school readiness (d = 0.87), receptive vocabulary (d = 0.36), reading(d = 0.48) and math achievement scores (d = 0.38; although not significant at 5%) in comparison with those who were cared for by their parents. Childcare participation was not associated with cognitive outcomes among children of mothers with higher levels of education. Conclusions:  Public investments in early childcare are increasing in many countries with the intention of reducing cognitive inequalities between disadvantaged and advantaged children. Our findings provide further evidence suggesting that formal childcare could represent a preventative means of attenuating effects of disadvantage on children’s early academic trajectory. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7610.2010.02316.x Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=113

Stigma associated with parental depression or cancer: Impact on spouse and offspring's cortisol levels and socioemotional functioning / Sonia J. LUPIEN in Development and Psychopathology, 32-5 (December 2020)  

Public ISBD [article]  inDevelopment and Psychopathology > 32-5 (December 2020) . - p.1822-1837 Titre : Stigma associated with parental depression or cancer: Impact on spouse and offspring's cortisol levels and socioemotional functioning Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Sonia J. LUPIEN, Auteur ; Denis-Claude ROY, Auteur ; Catherine RAYMOND, Auteur ; Sarah LECLAIRE, Auteur ; Nathalie WAN, Auteur ; Réal LABELLE, Auteur ; Charles-Édouard GIGUERE, Auteur ; Isabelle OUELLET-MORIN, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.1822-1837 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Bayes Theorem  Caregivers  Child  Depression  *Depressive Disorder, Major  Humans  Hydrocortisone  *Neoplasms  Parents  Spouses  Stress, Psychological  *cancer  *caregiver  *cortisol  *depression  *offspring  *stigma  *stress Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Stress associated with caring for a mentally ill spouse can adversely affect the health status of caregivers and their children. Adding to the stress of caregiving is the stigma often placed against spouses and children of people with mental illness. Contrary to mental illness, many physical disorders such as cancer may be less stigmatized (expect pulmonary cancer). In this study, we measured externalized and internalized stigma, as well as psychological (depressive symptoms and stressful life events) and physiological (basal salivary cortisol levels) markers of stress in 115 spouses and 154 children of parents suffering from major depressive disorder, cancer, or no illness (control group). The results show that spouses and children from families with parental depression present significantly more externalized stigma than spouses and children from families with parental cancer or no illness, although we find no group differences on internalized stigma. The analysis did not show a significant group difference either for spouses or their children on depressive symptomatology, although spouses from the parental depression group reported greater work/family stress. Finally, we found that although for both spouses children the awakening cortisol response was greater on weekdays than on weekend days, salivary cortisol levels did not differ between groups. Bayes factor calculated on the null result for cortisol levels was greater than 100, providing strong evidence for the null hypothesis H0. Altogether, these results suggest an impact of stigma toward mental health disorder on psychological markers of stress but no impact of stigma on physiological markers of stress. We suggest that these results may be due to the characteristics of the families who participated in the present study. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954579420001431 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=437 [article] Stigma associated with parental depression or cancer: Impact on spouse and offspring's cortisol levels and socioemotional functioning [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Sonia J. LUPIEN, Auteur ; Denis-Claude ROY, Auteur ; Catherine RAYMOND, Auteur ; Sarah LECLAIRE, Auteur ; Nathalie WAN, Auteur ; Réal LABELLE, Auteur ; Charles-Édouard GIGUERE, Auteur ; Isabelle OUELLET-MORIN, Auteur . - p.1822-1837. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Development and Psychopathology > 32-5 (December 2020) . - p.1822-1837 Mots-clés : Bayes Theorem  Caregivers  Child  Depression  *Depressive Disorder, Major  Humans  Hydrocortisone  *Neoplasms  Parents  Spouses  Stress, Psychological  *cancer  *caregiver  *cortisol  *depression  *offspring  *stigma  *stress Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Stress associated with caring for a mentally ill spouse can adversely affect the health status of caregivers and their children. Adding to the stress of caregiving is the stigma often placed against spouses and children of people with mental illness. Contrary to mental illness, many physical disorders such as cancer may be less stigmatized (expect pulmonary cancer). In this study, we measured externalized and internalized stigma, as well as psychological (depressive symptoms and stressful life events) and physiological (basal salivary cortisol levels) markers of stress in 115 spouses and 154 children of parents suffering from major depressive disorder, cancer, or no illness (control group). The results show that spouses and children from families with parental depression present significantly more externalized stigma than spouses and children from families with parental cancer or no illness, although we find no group differences on internalized stigma. The analysis did not show a significant group difference either for spouses or their children on depressive symptomatology, although spouses from the parental depression group reported greater work/family stress. Finally, we found that although for both spouses children the awakening cortisol response was greater on weekdays than on weekend days, salivary cortisol levels did not differ between groups. Bayes factor calculated on the null result for cortisol levels was greater than 100, providing strong evidence for the null hypothesis H0. Altogether, these results suggest an impact of stigma toward mental health disorder on psychological markers of stress but no impact of stigma on physiological markers of stress. We suggest that these results may be due to the characteristics of the families who participated in the present study. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954579420001431 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=437

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