Effects of environmental measures on intelligence in young children: Growth curve modeling of longitudinal data

Kimberly Andrews Espy; Victoria J. Molfese; Lisabeth F. DiLalla

doi:10.1353/mpq.2001.0001

Effects of environmental measures on intelligence in young children: Growth curve modeling of longitudinal data

Kimberly Andrews Espy, Victoria J. Molfese, Lisabeth F. DiLalla

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

56 Scopus citations

Abstract

Effects of different environmental measures on individual intellectual growth patterns were examined in 105 young children participating in a longitudinal study. Intelligence (Stanford-Binet, 4^th edition) was measured at ages through 6 years, and child's enviroment (HOME and SES) was assessed at age 3 years. Growth curve analyses revealed that HOME scores exerted a constant influence on the expected composite, verbal, and nonverbal intellectual skills at each age. Only SES influenced the rate of growth, specifically nonverbal intellectual skills. The magnitudes of these effects were moderate, but consistent, regardless of whether age-standarlized or subscale raw scores were analyzed. These findings confirm that HOME and SES scores are more than just different types of measures of the child's enviroment.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	42-73
Number of pages	32
Journal	Merrill-Palmer Quarterly
Volume	47
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1353/mpq.2001.0001
State	Published - Jan 2001
Externally published	Yes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Education
Developmental and Educational Psychology
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)

Access to Document

10.1353/mpq.2001.0001

Cite this

@article{65614b77924e4683b5bb1941af1e0efc,

title = "Effects of environmental measures on intelligence in young children: Growth curve modeling of longitudinal data",

abstract = "Effects of different environmental measures on individual intellectual growth patterns were examined in 105 young children participating in a longitudinal study. Intelligence (Stanford-Binet, 4th edition) was measured at ages through 6 years, and child's enviroment (HOME and SES) was assessed at age 3 years. Growth curve analyses revealed that HOME scores exerted a constant influence on the expected composite, verbal, and nonverbal intellectual skills at each age. Only SES influenced the rate of growth, specifically nonverbal intellectual skills. The magnitudes of these effects were moderate, but consistent, regardless of whether age-standarlized or subscale raw scores were analyzed. These findings confirm that HOME and SES scores are more than just different types of measures of the child's enviroment.",

author = "Espy, {Kimberly Andrews} and Molfese, {Victoria J.} and DiLalla, {Lisabeth F.}",

year = "2001",

month = jan,

doi = "10.1353/mpq.2001.0001",

language = "English (US)",

volume = "47",

pages = "42--73",

journal = "Merrill-Palmer Quarterly",

issn = "0272-930X",

publisher = "Wayne State University Press",

number = "1",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Effects of environmental measures on intelligence in young children

T2 - Growth curve modeling of longitudinal data

AU - Espy, Kimberly Andrews

AU - Molfese, Victoria J.

AU - DiLalla, Lisabeth F.

PY - 2001/1

Y1 - 2001/1

N2 - Effects of different environmental measures on individual intellectual growth patterns were examined in 105 young children participating in a longitudinal study. Intelligence (Stanford-Binet, 4th edition) was measured at ages through 6 years, and child's enviroment (HOME and SES) was assessed at age 3 years. Growth curve analyses revealed that HOME scores exerted a constant influence on the expected composite, verbal, and nonverbal intellectual skills at each age. Only SES influenced the rate of growth, specifically nonverbal intellectual skills. The magnitudes of these effects were moderate, but consistent, regardless of whether age-standarlized or subscale raw scores were analyzed. These findings confirm that HOME and SES scores are more than just different types of measures of the child's enviroment.

AB - Effects of different environmental measures on individual intellectual growth patterns were examined in 105 young children participating in a longitudinal study. Intelligence (Stanford-Binet, 4th edition) was measured at ages through 6 years, and child's enviroment (HOME and SES) was assessed at age 3 years. Growth curve analyses revealed that HOME scores exerted a constant influence on the expected composite, verbal, and nonverbal intellectual skills at each age. Only SES influenced the rate of growth, specifically nonverbal intellectual skills. The magnitudes of these effects were moderate, but consistent, regardless of whether age-standarlized or subscale raw scores were analyzed. These findings confirm that HOME and SES scores are more than just different types of measures of the child's enviroment.

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0035580746&partnerID=8YFLogxK

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=0035580746&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1353/mpq.2001.0001

DO - 10.1353/mpq.2001.0001

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:0035580746

SN - 0272-930X

VL - 47

SP - 42

EP - 73

JO - Merrill-Palmer Quarterly

JF - Merrill-Palmer Quarterly

IS - 1

ER -

Effects of environmental measures on intelligence in young children: Growth curve modeling of longitudinal data

Abstract

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this