Does Maternal Depression Undermine Childhood Cognitive Development? Evidence from the Young Lives Survey in Peru
This paper studies the effect of maternal depression on early childhood cognition in Peru. The identification strategy exploits variation in exposure to exogenous shocks during early life to instrument for maternal depression. The results suggest that maternal depression is detrimental to the child's vocabulary at age five. Although the effects fade out by age eight, early vocabulary gaps can undermine other development outcomes. The effects do not vary by maternal education, but they are significant only for children living in disadvantaged households. The presence of a partner worsens the effect of maternal depression on vocabulary development, and this effect is driven by households with partners who drink heavily.
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dig-okr-10986348342024-06-23T06:03:22Z Does Maternal Depression Undermine Childhood Cognitive Development? Evidence from the Young Lives Survey in Peru Bendini, Magdalena Dinarte, Lelys CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT CHILD VOCABULARY MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH MATERNAL DEPRESSION COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT This paper studies the effect of maternal depression on early childhood cognition in Peru. The identification strategy exploits variation in exposure to exogenous shocks during early life to instrument for maternal depression. The results suggest that maternal depression is detrimental to the child's vocabulary at age five. Although the effects fade out by age eight, early vocabulary gaps can undermine other development outcomes. The effects do not vary by maternal education, but they are significant only for children living in disadvantaged households. The presence of a partner worsens the effect of maternal depression on vocabulary development, and this effect is driven by households with partners who drink heavily. 2020-11-30T20:54:48Z 2020-11-30T20:54:48Z 2020-11 Working Paper Document de travail Documento de trabajo http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/177701606225588260/Does-Maternal-Depression-Undermine-Childhood-Cognitive-Development-Evidence-from-the-Young-Lives-Survey-in-Peru https://hdl.handle.net/10986/34834 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 9479 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank application/pdf text/plain World Bank, Washington, DC |
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This paper studies the effect of
maternal depression on early childhood cognition in Peru.
The identification strategy exploits variation in exposure
to exogenous shocks during early life to instrument for
maternal depression. The results suggest that maternal
depression is detrimental to the child's vocabulary at
age five. Although the effects fade out by age eight, early
vocabulary gaps can undermine other development outcomes.
The effects do not vary by maternal education, but they are
significant only for children living in disadvantaged
households. The presence of a partner worsens the effect of
maternal depression on vocabulary development, and this
effect is driven by households with partners who drink heavily. |
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Bendini, Magdalena Dinarte, Lelys |
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Bendini, Magdalena Dinarte, Lelys |
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Does Maternal Depression Undermine Childhood Cognitive Development? Evidence from the Young Lives Survey in Peru |
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Does Maternal Depression Undermine Childhood Cognitive Development? Evidence from the Young Lives Survey in Peru |
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Does Maternal Depression Undermine Childhood Cognitive Development? Evidence from the Young Lives Survey in Peru |
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Does Maternal Depression Undermine Childhood Cognitive Development? Evidence from the Young Lives Survey in Peru |
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does maternal depression undermine childhood cognitive development? evidence from the young lives survey in peru |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/177701606225588260/Does-Maternal-Depression-Undermine-Childhood-Cognitive-Development-Evidence-from-the-Young-Lives-Survey-in-Peru https://hdl.handle.net/10986/34834 |
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