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"How Children's Social Competence Impacts Their Well-Being in Adulthood"  ~  Findings from a 20-Year Study on the Outcomes of Children Screened in Kindergarten

July 2015 -  Author(s):  Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

A few highlights:

For every one-point increase on the 5-point scale in a child's social competence score in kindergarten, he/she was:

  • Twice as likely to attain a college degree in early adulthood; 

  • 54% more likely to earn a high school diploma; and 

  • 46% more likely to have a full-time job at the age of 25.

For every one-point decrease in a child's social competence score in kindergarten, he/she had:

  • 67% higher chance of having been arrested by early adulthood; 

  • 82% higher rate of recent marijuana usage; and

  • 82% higher chance of being in or on a waiting list for public housing.

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