Indirect effects of the Family Check-Up on school-age academic achievement through improvements in parenting in early childhood

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 762-773

  Brennan, Lauretta M ^a   Shelleby, Elizabeth C ^a   Shaw, Daniel S ^a   Gardner, Frances ^b   Dishion, Thomas J ^c   Wilson, Melvin ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Intervention; Parenting; Prevention; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881646590     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0032096     Document Type: Article

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