Factoring Affectiveness
This gap between races disappeared at kindergarten once socioeconomic and demographic characteristics were factored out.
There is little research on resilience among children from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds. What has been done focused on negative outcomes rather than positive development. This report looks at black and white boys and how racial disparities emerge in early childhood. It identifies factors that positively contribute to early resilience among young black boys.
The gaps between black boys and white boys in most of the school readiness outcomes from 9 months to preschool disappeared at kindergarten, once financial and family factors were accounted for.