Locus of Control and its Intergenerational Implications for Early Childhood Skill Formation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9717513 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Warn N Lekfuangfu (0000-0002-8124-7122, Chulalongkorn University and CEP, London School of Economics), Nattavudh Powdthavee (0000-0002-9345-4882, CEP, London School of Economics and Warwick Business School), Nele Warrinnier (0000-0003-0296-4594, KU Leuven), Francesca Cornaglia (0000-0001-9762-4896, Queen Mary University of London and CEP, London School of Economics) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 128 |
| Issue | 608 |
| Pages | 298-329 |
| Publication date | 2018-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Economic Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-0133 • E-ISSN: 1468-0297 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/ecoj.12414 |
| PMID | 29651168 |
| OpenAlex | W1494193317 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 71 |
This article builds upon Cunha's (2015) subjective rationality model in which parents have a subjective belief about the impact of their investment on their children's early skill formation. We propose that this subjective belief is determined partly by locus of control (LOC), i.e. the extent to which individuals believe that their actions can influence future outcomes. Consistent with the theory, we show that maternal LOC measured at the 12th week of gestation strongly predicts maternal attitudes towards parenting style and actual time investments. We also utilise maternal LOC to improve the specification typically used to estimate skill production function parameters
Control (management · Developmental psychology · Economics · Locus of control · Management · Political science · Rationality · Style (visual arts · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Early Childhood Education and Development · Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies · Psychology · Social Psychology
Young children’s pre-academic and social skills
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Cycles of adversity
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From parents to children
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School readiness and later achievement
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On the Specification and Estimation of the Production Function for Cognitive Achievement
Two Economists’ Musings on the Stability of Locus of Control
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The Black-White Test Score Gap
Understanding the Mechanisms Through Which an Influential Early Childhood Program Boosted Adult Outcomes
Economic Deprivation and Early Childhood Development
How Money Matters for Young Children's Development
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Parental Education and Parental Time with Children
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Early Parental Work, Family Social Capital, and Early Childhood Outcomes
| Unique citing works | 11 |
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| Citations per year | 1,83 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2025 (6) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |