Maternal Beliefs and Long-Term Child Skill Development

Greta Morando (), Sonkurt Sen and Almudena Sevilla

CRC TR 224 Discussion Paper Series from University of Bonn and University of Mannheim, Germany

Abstract: Parental beliefs significantly inŕuence parental investment in children, yet their long-term impact on child development remains underexplored. We examine the enduring effects of a generalized maternal belief about returns on investment (Locus of Control, LoC) on child development by using a value-added model in a nationally-representative cohort study. Maternal LoC positively shapes socio-emotional skills from early childhood to adolescence, while it has null and milder impacts on cognitive skills and academic outcomes, respectively. The socio-economic gradient in maternal LoC contributes to socio-economic disparities in children’s socio-emotional development. Parental investment acts as a mechanism through which parental beliefs affect child development.

Keywords: Parental beliefs; human capital development; locus of control; parental investment; socio-economic inequality (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D10 D91 I24 J13 J24 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 56
Date: 2024-01
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