Journal article
Consequences of childhood reading difficulties and behaviour problems for educational achievement and employment in early adulthood
D Smart, GJ Youssef, A Sanson, M Prior, JW Toumbourou, CA Olsson
British Journal of Educational Psychology | WILEY | Published : 2017
DOI: 10.1111/bjep.12150
Abstract
Background: Reading difficulties (RDs) and behaviour problems (BPs) are two common childhood problems that have a high degree of stability and often negatively affect well-being in both the short and longer terms. Aims: The study aimed to shed light on the unique and joint consequences of these two childhood problems for educational and occupational outcomes in early adulthood. Sample: Data were drawn from a life-course longitudinal study of psychosocial development, the Australian Temperament Project. Methods: Parent and teacher reports and a standard reading test were used to define four groups of children at 7–8 years: RDs only; BPs only; both problems; and neither problem. These groups w..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The Australian Temperament Project is a collaboration between The University of Melbourne, the Australian Institute of Family Studies, the Murdoch Children's Research Institute, The Royal Children's Hospital, and Deakin University. Further information is available at www.aifs.com.au/atp. The research has been supported by grants from the Australian Research Council, the National Health Medical Research Council of Australia, and the Royal Children's Hospital. We acknowledge all collaborators who have contributed to the Australian Temperament Project, especially Professor Frank Oberklaid and authors of this study. We would also like to thank all families involved in the ATP for their invaluable contribution to the study.