It's the poverty! https://t.co/d8C0Sq8meh https://t.co/3BmojPDzIo
The Rise in Single-Mother Families and Children's Cognitive Development: Evidence From Three British Birth Cohorts.
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Numerous discussions reflect on the article's findings, with many users addressing the socioeconomic factors impacting children's developmental outcomes. For instance, comments highlight the correlation between single-parent homes and financial stability, noting phrases such as 'single parent families have ONE income' and discussions on how socioeconomic status heavily influences educational attainment. Others express concern regarding the representation of these families in the media and urge for more comprehensive policy support to aid single parents.
Many discussions display a general alignment with the article's assertion regarding the challenges faced by children from single-mother families, though some express skepticism about the data.
There is a high level of curiosity surrounding the research, as participants actively seek additional studies and statistics related to the topic.
Engagement is moderate; while some individuals delve into data and methodology, others appear dismissive, focusing instead on broader implications.
A strong perception exists that the publication has significant implications for policy and societal views on single-parenthood and its effects on children.
Abstract in brief
- The article examines the impact of single motherhood on children's verbal cognitive ability at age 11, using data from three British birth cohorts (1958, 1970, and 2000).
- It found that while direct effects of single motherhood were generally small and insignificant, indirect effects through decreased economic and parental resources showed notable lower cognitive attainment (ranging from 1.07 SD to 1.56 SD) for the earlier cohorts.
- For the 2000 cohort, the impact was also present but lessened significantly for children whose parents separated during early childhood or school age, highlighting the importance of timing in parental separation.
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Most liked on X and Bluesky@LozzaFox This research may be of interest: “almost all of the relationships between single motherhood and negative consequences for children's cognitive attainment can be explained by families’ reduced economic circumstances” https://t.co/0lxhWf3ogL https://t.co/3ErPCFHRQI
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it's also true that a married mom and dad with a present/unchanging family environment yields better life outcomes. other arrangements are worse https://t.co/p3h2lIjwUs https://t.co/3tizXKKYx7 this and the aforementioned are often read as insensitive or scornful; not my intent
@talkRADIO @thejamesmax @calvinrobinson https://t.co/zwExdA1Nz8
@Ymc568 @Shadaya_Knight https://t.co/S7030GFS4t here you can read
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This video examines the impact of single motherhood on children's verbal cognitive ability at age 11, highlighting key findings from research. It discusses the influence of economic and parental resources on cognitive…
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@Neilovichi @PolitlcsUK @thetimes I was surprised too when I found this out, but personally I like to research things as much as possible and I also found that the children who have the worst outcomes are more likely to be from single mother households. https://t.co/Ja1OrBOSW3
@MONPLAIS1R @BlackTzedek OK, if you keep posting comments before I respond, it won't be clear. I've already posted it. But will do so again here - from the UK, specifically about single mothers. https://t.co/Ja1OrBOSW3
@MONPLAIS1R @BlackTzedek I've already posted that to your last comment. As I said, it's the same in the UK. Here's a study: https://t.co/Ja1OrBPqLB
RT @Rosewind2007: @LozzaFox This research may be of interest: “almost all of the relationships between single motherhood and negative conse…
RT @crimino27111316: @AndyPlumb4 It’s the difference in income that leads to the attainment gap, single parent families have ONE income and…
@AndyPlumb4 It’s the difference in income that leads to the attainment gap, single parent families have ONE income and are unable to afford things like extra tuition etc… https://t.co/TSKHCHj5b1 I would suggest Lozza stick to his day job but I’m unsure what that is anymore
@LozzaFox A lot of the data around this subject is questionable and not properly representative. Often it’s simply low income, whether a single parent or not, that’s the biggest factor, as recent research backs up. https://t.co/hUqxbt97dP
RT @Rosewind2007: @LozzaFox This research may be of interest: “almost all of the relationships between single motherhood and negative conse…
RT @Rosewind2007: @LozzaFox This research may be of interest: “almost all of the relationships between single motherhood and negative conse…
RT @Rosewind2007: @LozzaFox This research may be of interest: “almost all of the relationships between single motherhood and negative conse…
@LozzaFox This research may be of interest: “almost all of the relationships between single motherhood and negative consequences for children's cognitive attainment can be explained by families’ reduced economic circumstances” https://t.co/0lxhWf3ogL https://t.co/3ErPCFHRQI
@Bird777182 @LittleOlMe97 @DrFrankTurek Again, stats prove that the outcome for children raised by single mothers is overwhelmingly bad: https://t.co/ecOGjnb8E8 https://t.co/9gVRQhEz0g https://t.co/RtJLkOaliu
@whooopazzz @smalls2672 @MisterFud @VivekGRamaswamy @RobertKennedyJr Here's another. "Consistent with previous studies, direct effects were small and insignificant." https://t.co/ZGdHG0ZnGK
@Radiant774 https://t.co/zUJKzpTwCw
@chaffeet @savepatriarchy @ian_zapcic @_MorseCoded @MattBinder https://t.co/HYIrAaNbo1 https://t.co/ooDMaCGeVZ too easy private, and also extremely intuitively obvious. "your mom being unhealthy while pregnant with you and not having dad around does not set you up for success, and one race is this way more than others" duh
@WatcherCanada @00bobito00 @LoganSkrzypczak @AP4Liberty @ninaturner and here's the sad sidecar. women create single parent households to secure govt funds at the cost of their own child's development. this is systemic entrapment and it is generational. that is where the dependency lies. https://t.co/q9313YwWPz
@jane_resists @plebdothodl @pearlythingz Reality doesn't agree with you. https://t.co/vAHmzZUmYG
@tabbata https://t.co/HDb82RL6NO 読んでみましたが、うーんって感じですね。 あと95件以上参照されたっぽい https://t.co/IOVFWIvTHw も読んでみましたが、結局国などの文化的差異があって日本ではどうなんだろ? って感じですね。
@ninetytwobitos @dunkeybeatsky @dg_512 @AriDrennen Um ok
@ldublives @Shadaya_Knight https://t.co/VFDYgQ6Ewy
@iSipambi @Ymc568 @Shadaya_Knight Its not his opinion...its facts https://t.co/VFDYgQ6Ewy
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RT @04Panashe: @Ymc568 @Shadaya_Knight https://t.co/S7030GFS4t here you can read
@Ymc568 @Shadaya_Knight https://t.co/S7030GFS4t here you can read
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@Ghost199777 Du willst mehr alleinerziehende Mütter? Ich empfehle diese Studie: https://t.co/24jfxVSp2G
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@Dananjaya012 @Fol1eadeux @sheknowshoney Ini sumbernya. Jadi tidak mutlak kalau anak dengan single parent itu selalu lebih jelek perkembangannya. Banyak faktor lain yg mempengaruhi. https://t.co/TushpLlF1x
@TrinaLeeWood @SCynic1 @portraitinflesh Children from single mother families have the worst outcomes in life. https://t.co/qr3PViUbID
@Grosvenor_MB @MarekaMalili @05_kemmie @Abdull_Sudi @Honester_Kasilo https://t.co/wrJCdXH37j
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@mrsgalico @kezmoroe @JAkinniranye @JolyonMaugham This is touched on at various points in this study. Parenting is hard. Parenting alone must be very hard. I’ve got a lot of respect for my mum managing. She always advised me not to follow in her footsteps though. https://t.co/s8h5dOyjgm
@mrsgalico @kezmoroe @JAkinniranye @JolyonMaugham This has been an interesting read. Looks like they’ve tried to account for a lot of factors. Policy conclusion is more money for young single parents, rather than to disincentivise single parenthood. https://t.co/s8h5dOyR5U https://t.co/XSdW3OKRsJ
@futr9ja @AlfredArkle @BBCNews Read the whole study please because it certainly not as succinct as the headline suggests... a hell of a lot more nuance as you might expect. here is the link to the actual study rather than a pic of a headline https://t.co/kR5cOL33tb
@Clare_DuffyIre @NiallCurran9 @DavQuinn On ever measure children have worse outcomes than 2 parent families https://t.co/9mE4OAY9rN
@oli_enn @karlusha_momo @poison_me_pls @dekhtyar_is @iamvictoria1403 @ne_tank Женщина рожает ребёнка и она выбирает отца. Если её выбор приводит к появлению маргинальной семьи, значит проблема в ней. Исследований на тему повышенных проблем у детей из неполных семей тьма тьмущая, их можно годами читать. https://t.co/qHeggZ45wu
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@FreddieScovell @Wiambueow @GinaLou54659282 @Steven_Young1 You don’t know me and you make a lot of assumptions. Here is just some of the data. Why you assumed there is none is indicative of your closed attitude. https://t.co/TWwB58844i
@Jessferg2253 @theheartyaerie @juliadahl @danheitz @GovRonDeSantis https://t.co/UDzqGawXeu https://t.co/Usdpw41hEZ https://t.co/NuJpfhu7T9 Seems pretty universal to me.
@Lilli57914102 @scoshow23 @classicallyabby Literally every scientific, peer-reviewed study that has looked at outcome differentials for single parent homes vs two parent homes has found worse outcomes for kids in the single-parent homes. Here’s one, I’ve got about a gazillion more if you need them: https://t.co/nirKVezd8x
@RonyShabalala @Nala_Denga A home can still be unstable with two parents. Eg a violent spouse abusing the other in front of children. But stastically being raised in a single home is reliable statistical predictor of poor outcomes in life. https://t.co/EVpJKU9SMT https://t.co/O6FG86IOLH
The Rise in Single‐Mother Families and Children’s Cognitive Development: Evidence From Three British Birth Cohorts - Harkness - 2020 - Child Development - Wiley Online Library. Such an interesting study. It makes you wander???
@_kkibum @Future_Dadbod @CharlieEmmaUK I am sure your victim mentality worldview will lead to positive life outcomes for all so long as nobody blames the single moms & them choosing to get knocked up by dumpster fire "men" who abandon the child before it is even born https://t.co/8GRRTmqAXl
@2son5petvoter @FDRLiberal34 @Noahpinion And im a son to a single mother who is not fine and I didn't grow up in poverty. Your experiences are not universal. There are studies that have accounted for poverty when measuring the effects of single parenthood https://t.co/WXfqW0XKNR
RT @WilliamClouston: @talkRADIO @thejamesmax @calvinrobinson https://t.co/zwExdA1Nz8
@lib_sangedd @eduardojblasco https://t.co/8BL8QtXeBi Pero es que es algo obvio, primero que nada una familia monoparental va a tener menos ingresos, menos tiempo para dedicar al hijo (peor si son varios) además de pasar más tiempo sólo o en la calle.
RT @admcollingwood: "Children in single-mother families typically have poorer outcomes than those living with both parents." A government…
RT @admcollingwood: "Children in single-mother families typically have poorer outcomes than those living with both parents." A government…
"Children in single-mother families typically have poorer outcomes than those living with both parents." A government that reduced the prevalence single parent families would help children and make us all richer. But they don't care. They're indifferent. https://t.co/DRyidW0Uim
@talkRADIO @thejamesmax @calvinrobinson https://t.co/zwExdA1Nz8
@Mamoxn If he's dropping bars then he's dropping on himself too, I understand he was (is) being raised by his single mother. Not all single mothers raise problematic kids though but the internet has interesting research where Shadaya could be drawing from e.g. https://t.co/lVn4OEP9WP
RT @jdcmedlock: It's the poverty! https://t.co/d8C0Sq8meh https://t.co/3BmojPDzIo
@nenadalex @BiljaNovoselac @novarsonline Mogu verovatno pronaći i pojedine statistike koje se odnose na procenat zatvorenika koji su odrastali bez roditelja, ali to je gomila suvoparnih podataka koje sam treba da pročitaš i rastumačiš. https://t.co/DWzHdWd501 https://t.co/gsxPkydDY2 https://t.co/HOLP3dhoYd
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RT @AgainstGop: it's also true that a married mom and dad with a present/unchanging family environment yields better life outcomes. other a…
it's also true that a married mom and dad with a present/unchanging family environment yields better life outcomes. other arrangements are worse https://t.co/p3h2lIjwUs https://t.co/3tizXKKYx7 this and the aforementioned are often read as insensitive or scornful; not my intent
@WilcoxNMP The effect is mostly, if not entirely, explained by socioeconomic status. And the association between SES and educational attainment or criminality is well known. https://t.co/ivtl4bbkKN
@missuswite @ProfBokdrol @ErnstRoets Data suggests your outrage is uninformed. Many, many studies on effects of single parenting. https://t.co/b6f4BdSbjX
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RT @jdcmedlock: It's the poverty! https://t.co/d8C0Sq8meh https://t.co/3BmojPDzIo
RT @jdcmedlock: It's the poverty! https://t.co/d8C0Sq8meh https://t.co/3BmojPDzIo
RT @jdcmedlock: It's the poverty! https://t.co/d8C0Sq8meh https://t.co/3BmojPDzIo
RT @jdcmedlock: It's the poverty! https://t.co/d8C0Sq8meh https://t.co/3BmojPDzIo
RT @jdcmedlock: It's the poverty! https://t.co/d8C0Sq8meh https://t.co/3BmojPDzIo
It's the poverty! https://t.co/d8C0Sq8meh https://t.co/3BmojPDzIo
@JacobiteMcGraw @AyoCaesar I've just posted a number of videos related to the BLM organisation and I would recommend having a look at those along with this which explains the issues in child development in single-parent households. https://t.co/mxO3l6EOmD
@CraigGaIIagher @TorreySmithWR Educate yourself on the many effects of single motherhood. Its clear you don't know what you're talking about. https://t.co/hnMnSGJ4p3 https://t.co/grKIw4UWZt
@trillilenko @TorreySmithWR Some additional information. https://t.co/grKIw4UWZt
@RebeccaJean7795 @TorreySmithWR There is a lot of research on this. Its not to shame single mothers because the majority are heroes. https://t.co/grKIw4UWZt
@DesmanPurple @chistyasfalt @Flora84405306 @funnyfr4er @veritas_z Я ж не говорю, что не таких или таких, я говорю об общей тенденции. Что то не нашел нормальных исследований, только это. https://t.co/WMQYqwoczN https://t.co/KhPixWbiWN https://t.co/EptlcjyoSu Ну и никто не говорит, что разницы нет, только о большей или меньшей доли вреда.
Really now. You looked at data from study cohorts from 20-60 years ago to reach conclusions about children mothers two choose to parent alone today? On behalf of our single mamas we just wanna say:
The Rise in Single‐Mother Families and Children’s Cognitive Development A study which aimed to assess how the relationship between single motherhood and children’s cognitive attainment has changed over the last 40‐years, using data from three nationally representative cohorts
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