Physically developed and exploratory young infants contribute to their own long-term academic achievement.

ABSTRACT: A developmental cascade defines a longitudinal relation in which one psychological characteristic uniquely affects another psychological characteristic later in time, separately from other intrapersonal and extrapersonal factors. Here, we report results of a large-scale (N = 374), normative, prospective, 14-year longitudinal, multivariate, multisource, controlled study of a developmental cascade from infant motor-exploratory competence at 5 months to adolescent academic achievement at 14 years, through conceptually related and age-appropriate measures of psychometric intelligence at 4 and 10 years and academic achievement at 10 years. This developmental cascade applied equally to girls and boys and was independent of children's behavioral adjustment and social competence; mothers' supporti

SUBMITTER: Bornstein MH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4151610 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature