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Do the Effects of Head Start Vary Across Time Based on Children’s Exposure to Different Patterns of Childhood Adversity? Differential Intervention Effects Using Latent Profile Analysis and Time-Varying Effect Modeling

Year: 2022

Type: article

Abstract: This study examined whether exposure to different patterns of poverty-related adversity (i.e., risk profiles) impacted longitudinal child outcomes and children’s response to Head Start. Data came from the Head Start Impact Study involving 3- and 4-year-old children (N=4442; 50% girls; 38% Latinx; 32% White; 31% Black). Results from latent profile analysis and time-varying effect modeling suggested that (a) child risk profiles differed in their social-emotional and learning outcomes over time, (b) only children in certain risk profiles benefitted from Head Start, and (c) these benefits emerged at different times. Findings can be used to inform tailored approaches to ensure the greatest number of children benefit from early educational interventions.

Source: Children and Youth Services Review

DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.107952

Authors: Daniel K. Cooper, Benjamin L. Bayly, Isabella Mallozzi, Fatima Jatoi, Jayxa K. Alonzo

Institutions: University of South Carolina, Pennsylvania State University

Language: English

Topic: Early Childhood Education and Development

Subfield: Education

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Reduced inequalities, Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: University of Michigan, College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institute of General Medical Sciences