Estimating the “Impact” of Out-of-Home Placement on Child Well-Being
Approaching the Problem of Selection Bias
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23339752 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lawrence M Berger (0000-0002-7913-1059, University of Wisconsin–Madison, corresponding author), Sarah K Bruch (0000-0002-4071-9971, University of Wisconsin–Madison), Elizabeth I Johnson (0000-0002-9768-3201, University of Tennessee at Knoxville), Sigrid James (0000-0002-5673-982X, Loma Linda University), David M Rubin (0000-0003-0316-9197, California University of Pennsylvania), David Rubin (0000-0002-1813-0239, University of Pennsylvania) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 80 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 1856-1876 |
| Publication date | 2009-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Child Development (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0009-3920 • E-ISSN: 1467-8624 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2009.01372.x |
| PMID | 19930356 |
| PMCID | PMC2836492 |
| OpenAlex | W2171297120 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 101 |
| References cited | 60 |
This study used data on 2,453 children aged 4–17 from the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being and 5 analytic methods that adjust for selection factors to estimate the impact of out-of-home placement on children’s cognitive skills and behavior problems. Methods included ordinary least squares (OLS) regressions and residualized change, simple change, difference-in-difference, and fixed effects models. Models were estimated using the full sample and a matched sample generated by propensity scoring. Although results from the unmatched OLS and residualized change models suggested that out-of-home placement is associated with increased child behavior problems, estimates from models that more rigorously adjust for selection bias indicated that placement has little effect on children’s cognitive skills or behavior problems.
Cognition · Cognitive skill · Developmental psychology · Econometrics · Estimation · Ordinary least squares · Propensity score matching · Sample (material) · Selection (genetic algorithm) · Selection bias · Statistics · Child Welfare and Adoption · Computer Science · Homelessness and Social Issues · Mathematics · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Psychology
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