Gershoff Elizabeth T, Ansari Arya, Purtell Kelly M, Sexton Holly R
University of Texas at Austin.
Department of Human Sciences.
J Fam Psychol. 2016 Jun;30(4):480-91. doi: 10.1037/fam0000172. Epub 2015 Nov 30.
This study examined whether Head Start, the nation's main two-generation program for low-income families, benefits children in part through positive changes in parents' use of spanking and reading to children. Data were drawn from the 3-year-old cohort of the national evaluation of the Head Start program known as the Head Start Impact Study (N = 2,063). Results indicated that Head Start had small, indirect effects on children's spelling ability at Age 4 and their aggression at Age 4 through an increase in parents' reading to their children. Taken together, the results suggest that parents play a role in sustaining positive benefits of the Head Start program for children's behavior and literacy skills, one that could be enhanced with a greater emphasis on parent involvement and education. (PsycINFO Database Record
本研究考察了美国主要面向低收入家庭的两代人项目“启智计划”是否部分通过积极改变父母对孩子使用体罚和阅读的方式而使儿童受益。数据取自对“启智计划”进行全国评估的3岁队列，即“启智计划影响研究”（N = 2,063）。结果表明，“启智计划”通过增加父母给孩子读书，对孩子4岁时的拼写能力和攻击性行为产生了微小的间接影响。综合来看，结果表明父母在维持“启智计划”对孩子行为和读写能力的积极益处方面发挥了作用，而如果更加强调家长参与和教育，这一作用可能会得到增强。（《心理学文摘数据库记录》
