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

23 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 research by the Centre for Economic Performance (CEP) published by the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).

This article was published onlinie by Finchannel on August 23, 2014
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Related Publications
'Locus of Control and Its Intergenerational Implications for Early Childhood Skill formation', 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

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