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Parental supervision positively impacts children’s economic prospects two decades later: A prospective longitudinal study

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  • Ellen W McGinnis
  • Julia Halvorson-Phelan
  • Lilly Shanahan
  • Tong Guangyu
  • William Copeland

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Importance: Upward income mobility is associated with better health outcomes and reduced stress. However, opportunities are unequally distributed, particularly so for those in rural communities and whose family have lower educational attainment. Objective: To test the impact of parental supervision on their children’s income two decades later adjusting for parental economic and educational status. Design: This study is a longitudinal, representative cohort study. From 1993–2000, annual assessments of 1,420 children were completed until age 16, then followed up at age 35, 2018–2021, for further assessment. Models tested direct effects of parental supervision on child income, and indirect effects via child educational attainment. Setting: This study is an ongoing longitudinal population-based study of families in 11 predominately rural counties of the Southeastern U.S. Participants: About 8% of the residents and sample are African American and fewer than 1% are Hispanic. American Indians make up 4% of the population in study but were oversampled to make up 25% of the sample. 49% of the 1,420 participants are female. Main outcomes and measures: 1258 children and parents were assessed for sex, race/ethnicity, household income, parent educational attainment, family structure, child behavioral problems, and parental supervision. The children were followed up at age 35 to assess their household income and educational attainment. Results: Parental educational attainment, income, and family structure were strongly associated with their children’s household income at age 35 (e.g., r = .392, p

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  • Ellen W McGinnis & Julia Halvorson-Phelan & Lilly Shanahan & Tong Guangyu & William Copeland, 2023. "Parental supervision positively impacts children’s economic prospects two decades later: A prospective longitudinal study," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 18(5), pages 1-12, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0286218
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0286218
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