Patricia Garrett?Peters|Irina L. Mokrova|Lynne Vernon?Feagans|Michael T. Willoughby|Yi Pan
The role of household chaos in understanding relations between early poverty and children’s academic achievement
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|RTI International|University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
following prospective longitudinal study used epidemiological sample n 1236 consider potential mediating role early cumulative household chaos 658 months associations early family income poverty 6 months childrens academic achievement kindergarten two dimensions household chaos disorganization instability examined mediators results revealed presence household disorganization instability relevant covariates income poverty longer directly related academic achievement income poverty however positively related household disorganization turn associated lower academic achievement study results consistent previous research indicating household chaos conveys adverse longitudinal effects income poverty childrens outcomes extend previous findings specifically academic achievement early childhood