Latchkey Children: A Pilot Study Investigating Behavior and Academic Achievement

Author(s)

Stephen C. Messer, Nova Southeastern UniversityFollow
John M. Diamond
Sudesh Kataria

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Summer 1989

Publication Title

Child and Youth Care Quarterly

Volume

18

Issue/Number

2

First Page

131

ISSN

0893-0848

Last Page

140

Abstract/Excerpt

The effects of latchkey status on the normal development of children are poorly addressed in the literature. After formulating an operational definition, the prevalence, academic performance, and behavior characteristics of latchkey children were investigated in a rural area. Few differences were found to distinguish latchkey from nonlatchkey children.

DOI

10.1007/BF01184760

NSUWorks Citation

Messer, S. C., Diamond, J. M., Kataria, S. (1989). Latchkey Children: A Pilot Study Investigating Behavior and Academic Achievement. Child and Youth Care Quarterly, 18(2), 131-140.
Available at: https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cps_facarticles/223