@article{51436,
  author = {Amy Hsin and Yu Xie},
  title = {Life-course changes in the mediation of cognitive and non-cognitive skills for parental effects on children{\textquoteright}s academic achievement},
  abstract = {<p>We assess life-course changes in how cognitive and noncognitive skills mediate the effect of parental SES on children{\textquoteright}s academic achievement using data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Kindergarten Cohort. Our results show: (1) the direct effect of parental SES declines while the mediating effect of skills increases over time; (2) cognitive and non-cognitive skills differ in their temporal sensitivities to parental origin; and (3) in contrast to the effect of cognitive skills, the mediating effect of non-cognitive skills increases over time because non-cognitive skills are more sensitive to changes in parental SES. Our results offer insights into the dynamic role skill formation play in status attainment.</p>
},
  year = {2017},
  journal = {Social Science Research},
  volume = {63},
  pages = {150-165},
  month = {03/2017},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssresearch.2016.09.012},
}