CEP News: LSE News: Psychology of parenting: mother's personality measured during pregnancy predicts how well children perform in GCSEs

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Psychology of parenting: mother's personality measured during pregnancy predicts how well children perform in GCSEs

18 August 2014

Babies born to mothers who hold a stronger belief that their fate is in their own hands and not down to luck tend to perform better in their GCSE exams 16 years later. That is the central finding of new research by the Centre for Economic Performance (CEP).

This article was published by LSE News online on August 18, 2014
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Related Publications
'Locus of Control and Its Intergenerational Implications for Early Childhood Skill', Francesca Cornaglia, Warn N. Lekfuangfu, Nattavudh Powdthavee and Nele Warrinnier, Centre for Economic Performance Discussion Paper No.1293, August 2014

Related Links
Francesca Cornaglia webpage
Warn N. Lekfuangfu webpage
Nattavudh Powdthavee webpage
Nele Warrinner webpage
Wellbeing Programme webpage

LSE News:Psychology of parenting: mother's personality measured during pregnancy predicts how well children perform in GCSEs

LSE News:
Psychology of parenting: mother's personality measured during pregnancy predicts how well children perform in GCSEs