Socioeconomic status, parental investments, and the cognitive and behavioral outcomes of low-income children from immigrant and native households

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 193-212

  Mistry, Rashmita S ^a   Biesanz, Jeremy C ^b   Chien, Nina ^a   Howes, Carollee ^a   Benner, Aprile D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Family processes; Immigrant families; Poverty; Preschool outcomes; SES

Indexed keywords

EID: 43649097016     PISSN: 08852006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2008.01.002     Document Type: Article

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