Movement in and out of social and economic exposure (mobility) across childhood has implications for educational and cognitive outcomes, with upward and downward changes differing in benefit and risk¶
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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · reviewr3·q2
Currency · newest study 2023 · checked against its sources 2026-10-22 (automated, 2 of 2 entries) · not reviewed by a person
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q2 i? In 22 studies, transient exposure (movement in and out of circumstances) was revealed to have implications for educational and cognitive outcomes relative to stable trajectories. → Molly Grant 2023
q2 i? Early improvement in maternal depression was beneficial to children's language, whereas later onset or persistent depression posed a threat. → Molly Grant 2023 (2)
Evidence¶
Molly Grant 2023¶
Molly Grant, Kane Meissel, Daniel Exeter. (2023). Promoting Temporal Investigations of Development in Context: a Systematic Review of Longitudinal Research Linking Childhood Circumstances and Learning-related Outcomes. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-023-09734-4
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Theme three of the review groups children into trajectories of exposure; "transient exposure was revealed to have implications for educational and cognitive outcomes" in 22 studies (29%), compared against stable reference trajectories.
"In 22 studies (29%), transient exposure was revealed to have implications for educational and cognitive outcomes."
Molly Grant 2023 (2)¶
Molly Grant, Kane Meissel, Daniel Exeter. (2023). Promoting Temporal Investigations of Development in Context: a Systematic Review of Longitudinal Research Linking Childhood Circumstances and Learning-related Outcomes. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-023-09734-4
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In Letourneau et al.'s study as reviewed, children of mothers depressed before age one did not differ in language from never-depressed mothers, while persistent or later-onset depression raised chances of lower language; "early improvements to maternal health were beneficial to children."
"early improvements to maternal health were beneficial to children, whereas later deterioration posed a threat to children’s cognitive development"
Discussion¶
Learner Variables¶
- Adverse Experiences — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes
Related Claims¶
- Chronic (persistent) exposure to adverse social and economic circumstances is associated with greater effects on children's educational and cognitive outcomes than intermittent or no exposure — related
- Specific developmental stages of exposure show distinct effects: antenatal maternal mental health was significant in all pregnancy-stage studies, and early-childhood economic resourcing showed significant associations with outcomes — related
- Most longitudinal studies of childhood social and economic circumstances find evidence that temporality (duration, timing, or mobility of exposure) relates to educational and cognitive outcomes — a broader claim this one bears on
- Neighborhood context is a transient ecological setting, with many families moving between neighborhood disadvantage quintiles during childhood — related
- Prior research has linked moving during childhood with adverse educational and behavioral adjustment outcomes, with the disruptive nature of moving cited as the underlying factor — related
- Experiencing a residential move during early or middle childhood is associated with greater cognitive dysregulation (slower Hearts and Flowers response latency) in fifth grade among low-income children — related
- Experiencing a residential move during early or middle childhood is associated with greater teacher-reported cognitive and behavioral dysregulation in fifth grade among low-income children — related
- A recent reanalysis of Moving to Opportunity data found positive program impacts on girls' mental health and behavior were related to length of time spent exposed to low-poverty neighborhoods — related
- Each additional period of exposure to social and economic adversity accumulates to produce greater effects on educational and cognitive outcomes, though effects may plateau at a threshold — related
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title |
Movement in and out of social and economic exposure (mobility) across childhood has implications for educational and cognitive outcomes, with upward and downward changes differing in benefit and risk |
description |
Movement in and out of social and economic exposure (mobility) across childhood has implications for educational and cognitive outcomes, with upward and downward changes differing in benefit and risk |
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review |
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moderate |
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2023 |
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2026-10-22 |
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by process:wiki-ingest on 2026-10-22 |
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