Citation

Watamura SE, Phillips DA, Morrissey TW, McCartney K, Bub K. Child Dev. 2011; 82(1): 48-65.

Affiliation

University of Denver Georgetown University Cornell University Harvard University.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1467-8624.2010.01540.x

PMID

21291428

Abstract

Using data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Early Child Care Research Network (NICHD SECCYD), the authors examined whether interactions between home and child-care quality affect children's social-emotional adjustment at 24, 36, and 54 months (N = 771). Triadic splits on quality of home and child care were used to examine children in specific ecological niches, with a focus on those who experience the double jeopardy of poor quality home and child-care environments. Children in this niche exhibited the highest levels of mother-reported problem behavior and the lowest levels of prosocial behavior. However, there was evidence that children from lower quality home environments were able to benefit from the compensatory influence of high-quality child care. These results suggest policies aimed at the cross-context influences of protective and risky settings.

Language: en