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Body size at birth, physical development and cognitive outcomes in early childhood: evidence from the Longitudinal Survey of Australian Children
Using a rich sample created from the Longitudinal Survey of Australian Children, we investigate the extent to which the relationship between body size at birth and early childhood cognitive skills is mediated by physical development indicators. Consistent with existing evidence from other countries, we find a significant relationship between body size at birth and future development among Australian children as well, in terms of both weight and length. Accounting for progressive measures of physical developments and other confounding factors, however, indicates that only a small proportion of this association works through these pathways, while most of it remains persistent.
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Education economicsVolume
24Issue
2Pagination
142 - 166Publisher
Taylor & FrancisLocation
London, EngPublisher DOI
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0964-5292eISSN
1469-5782Language
engPublication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal; C Journal articleCopyright notice
2015, Taylor & FrancisUsage metrics
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