 Maternal Education and the Link Between Birth Timing and Children's School ReadinessJennifer March Augustine, Kate C. Prickett, Sarah M. Kendig and Robert Crosnoe Social Science Quarterly, 2015, vol. 96, issue 4, 970-984 Abstract: type="main"> This study explored whether mothers’ education magnified any benefits that waiting until older ages to have children might have for their children's educational careers. Multiple-group path modeling assessed whether and why the positive association between mothers’ age at first birth and children's test scores was greater for children of college-educated women than children of other women. Older age at first birth was associated with higher math and reading test scores among the children of college-educated women via their mothers’ higher income and cognitive support for children. These mediational paths were less pronounced among the children of high-school-educated women and were not observed among the children of high school dropouts. Any potential effects of women's delayed fertility on their children's early educational experiences appeared to be confined to the most educated women. Date: 2015 Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:bla:socsci:v:96:y:2015:i:4:p:970-984 Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from Access Statistics for this article Social Science Quarterly is currently edited by Robert L. Lineberry More articles in Social Science Quarterly from Southwestern Social Science Association |
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