1st Edition
Family Environment and Intellectual Functioning A Life-span Perspective
290 Pages
by
Psychology Press
290 Pages
by
Psychology Press
290 Pages
by
Psychology Press
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What is the impact of the family environment on us, particularly with regard to our intellectual functioning? Does the role of early family environment wear off, as some researchers have suggested, or does it maintain or possibly even become more important as we grow older? This book examines the interrelationship between family environment and intellectual functioning in a lifespan perspective.... Read more
Contents: Preface. A.S. Carter, K.K. Murdock, The Family as a Context of Psychological Functioning. E.L. Grigorenko, Arguing for the Concept of Developmental Niche. K. Marjoribanks, Family Capital and Cognitive Performance. J.L. Rodgers, The Confluence Model: An Academic "Tragedy of the Commons?" J. Guidubaldi, J. Duckworth, Divorce and Children's Cognitive Ability. M.R. Burchinal, G.I.L. Caskie, Maternal Employment, Child Care, and Cognitive Outcomes. L. Okagaki, Parental Beliefs, Parenting Style, and Children's Intellectual Development. D. Finkel, N.L. Pedersen, Sources of Environmental Influence on Cognitive Abilities in Adulthood. C.L. Johnson, Family Functioning and Intellectual Functioning in Later Life. G.M. Ehrle, Grandchildren as Moderator Variables in the Family, Social, Physiological, and Intellectual Development of Grandparents Who Are Raising Them. R.J. Sternberg, E.L. Grigorenko, Degree of Embeddedness of Ecological Systems as a Measure of Ease of Adaptation to the Environment.
Biography
Elena L. Grigorenko, Robert J. Sternberg
