More positive parenting is associated with higher parent-reported curiosity at kindergarten in a nationally representative US sample¶
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q3 i? In adjusted models, experiencing more positive parenting was associated with higher curiosity at kindergarten (β = 0.10, p < 0.001). → Shah PE 2023
Evidence¶
Shah PE 2023¶
Shah PE, Hirsh-Pasek K, Spinelli M, Ozor J, Weeks HM, McCaffery H and Kaciroti N (2023). Ecological contexts associated with early childhood curiosity: Neighborhood safety, home and parenting quality, and socioeconomic status. Front. Psychol. 14:986221. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.986221
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Adjusted multivariable linear regression (SURVEYREG with sample weights) on the ECLS-B analytic sample of 4,750 children; parenting quality was observed and coded during the 24-month Two-Bags task. The article reports "β = 0.10, p < 0.001" for parenting quality; no standardized effect size beyond the β is printed.
"experiencing more positive parenting (β = 0.10, p < 0.001) and a higher quality home environment (β = 0.05, p = 0.02) were associated with higher curiosity at kindergarten."
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Related Claims¶
- Enrollment in center-based preschool was not associated with parent-reported curiosity at kindergarten — related
- Higher SES is associated with higher parent-reported curiosity at kindergarten — related
- Higher-quality home environments are associated with higher parent-reported curiosity at kindergarten — related
- Living in a very safe neighborhood is associated with higher kindergarten curiosity, but only for lower- and middle-resourced children — related
- In very safe neighborhoods, curiosity does not differ between lower-resourced and higher-resourced children, while a gap appears in fairly safe neighborhoods — related
- Meta-analyses find parental involvement associated with better student outcomes, effect sizes 0.2 to 0.75 standard deviations — a broader claim this one bears on
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More positive parenting is associated with higher parent-reported curiosity at kindergarten in a nationally representative US sample |
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More positive parenting is associated with higher parent-reported curiosity at kindergarten in a nationally representative US sample |
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2023 |
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2026-10-20 |
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