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Changes in Household Composition and Children's Educational Attainment.

Kristin L Perkins1

  • 1Joint Center for Housing Studies, Harvard University, 1 Bow Street, Suite 400, Cambridge, MA, 02138, USA. kristin_perkins@harvard.edu.

Demography
|January 18, 2019
PubMed
Summary

Household changes, not just parental ones, significantly impact children's education. Understanding household instability is key to supporting child well-being and academic success.

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Area of Science:

  • Sociology
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Family Studies

Background:

  • Parental relationship changes are a known factor in family instability.
  • Previous research often overlooks other household composition changes affecting children.
  • Child well-being is influenced by various family and household dynamics.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the impact of household instability, beyond parental changes, on child educational attainment.
  • To differentiate between family instability and household instability in the context of child development.
  • To highlight the consequences of changes involving nonparental, nonsibling household members.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (1968-2015).
  • Employed time-varying methods for causal inference.
Keywords:
ChildrenEducational attainmentFamily instabilityHouseholdsRace

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  • Analyzed the independent effects of diverse household composition changes on educational outcomes.

    • Main Results:

    • Changes involving nonparent, nonsibling household members negatively affect educational attainment.
    • This negative effect is comparable in magnitude to changes involving residential parents.
    • Nearly 20% of children experience changes with nonparental/nonsibling household members.

    Conclusions:

    • Household instability, particularly changes in nonparental members, is a significant factor in child development.
    • Conceptualizing child instability as 'household instability' offers a more comprehensive view.
    • Future research and interventions should consider the broader household context.