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Comparing the Role of Selection in Early Adolescent Substance Use Disparities Related to Single-Mother Family Structures Across Three Affluent Countries Open
This study investigated the association between family structure and the onset of substance use by early adolescence (e.g., before age 14) in Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States, with a focus on the role of selection in th…
Life Course Dynamics in the Health of Mothers Raising Children with Serious Conditions Open
Although raising children with serious conditions is known to be associated with poorer parental well-being, recent research following a life course perspective highlights how these associations accumulate over time. Expanding this perspec…
Adolescence in the life course spotlight Open
The articles in this special issue were inspired by the late John Schulenberg's long view of adolescence, a perspective that emphasizes the integral role that the teens and twenties play in the life course. Using multiple longitudinal data…
Mindsets, contexts, and college enrollment: Taking the long view on growth mindset beliefs at the transition to high school Open
Socioeconomic disparities in academic progress have persisted throughout the history of the United States, and growth mindset interventions—which shift beliefs about the malleability of intelligence—have shown promise in reducing these dis…
Family-School Connections, Early Learning, and Socioeconomic Inequality in the US Open
Policy interest in parental involvement in the U.S. has rapidly grown, necessitating a deeper understanding of how families and schools can partner to promote learning and reduce performance disparities in this country. Matching multidisci…
View article: Mindset × Context: Schools, Classrooms, and the Unequal Translation of Expectations into Math Achievement
Mindset × Context: Schools, Classrooms, and the Unequal Translation of Expectations into Math Achievement Open
When do adolescents’ dreams of promising journeys through high school translate into academic success? This monograph reports the results of a collaborative effort among sociologists and psychologists to systematically examine the role of …
View article: Mothers' work conditions, income, and parenting of young children
Mothers' work conditions, income, and parenting of young children Open
Objective In this study, we investigated the interplay of positive work conditions with parenting behaviors across children's first 4 years. Background Most mothers in the United States are employed in paid work during their children's ear…
Family Formation History and the Psychological Well-Being of Women from Diverse Racial-Ethnic Groups Open
Studying disparities in psychological well-being across diverse groups of women can illuminate the racialized health risks of gendered family life. Integrating life course and demand–reward perspectives, this study applied sequencing techn…
Twenty-Five Years of National-Level Research on Adolescent and Young Adult Mental Health in the United States Open
The longitudinal, population-level, biosocial data in the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health) have elucidated the developmental course of mental health across early stages of the life course. This data se…
The health of mothers of adult children with serious conditions Open
Objective This study examined the association between parenting adult children with serious conditions and mothers' midlife health in the United States. Background The literature about the link between the parenting status of having an adu…
Teacher Mindsets Help Explain Where a Growth-Mindset Intervention Does and Doesn’t Work Open
A growth-mindset intervention teaches the belief that intellectual abilities can be developed. Where does the intervention work best? Prior research examined school-level moderators using data from the National Study of Learning Mindsets (…
Contextualizing the Social and Educational Journeys of Adolescents within the Life Course Open
This is the accepted manuscript version of the work published in its final form as Crosnoe, Robert. Journal of Research on Adolescence Volume: 31; Issue: 4; Pages(1135-1151). https://doi.org/10.1111/jora.12689 Deposited by shareyourpaper.o…
Contextualizing the Social and Educational Journeys of Adolescents within the Life Course Open
What happens during adolescence emerges from early in life and sets the stage for later in life. This linking function of adolescence within the life course is grounded in social, psychological, and biological development and is fundamenta…
The development of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) efficacy and identity among Mexican-origin youth across Latino/a destinations. Open
Persistence in high school curricula leading to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers is structured by complex institutional systems, but developmental processes underlie how young people navigate these systems. …
The Developmental Significance of Looks from Middle Childhood to Early Adolescence Open
Physical appearance during the transition into adolescence matters for youths’ socioemotional development. This study explored these implications by adding visual data to the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development ( n = 1,04…
Understanding The Health Landscapes Where Latinx Immigrants Establish Residence In The US Open
The diversity of health contexts in which members of the US Latinx population establish residence may provide insights into the variety of health challenges they face. We investigated differences in health professional shortages, general h…
Maternal education and early childhood education across affluent English-speaking countries Open
Women who attain more education tend to have children with more educational opportunities, a transmission of educational advantages across generations that is embedded in the larger structures of families’ societies. Investigating such cou…
Family Structure and Secondary Exposure to Violence in the Context of Varying Neighborhood Risks and Resources Open
Secondary exposure to violence in the community is a prevalent developmental risk with implications for youths’ short- and long-term socioemotional functioning. This study used longitudinal, multilevel data from the Project on Human Develo…
Concentrated Poverty in U.S. Schools and Adolescents’ Risk of Being Overweight Open
The economic segregation of U.S. schools undermines the academic performance of students, particularly students from low-income families who are often concentrated in high-poverty schools. Yet it also fuels the reproduction of inequality b…
How can we inspire nations of learners? An investigation of growth mindset and challenge-seeking in two countries. Open
Here we evaluate the potential for growth mindset interventions (that teach students that intellectual abilities can be developed) to inspire adolescents to be "learners"-that is, to seek out challenging learning experiences. In a previous…