The Home Observation Measurement of the Environment-Short Form (HOME-SF)

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The Home Observation Measurement of the Environment-Short Form (HOME-SF) is an observation instrument commonly used to measure the home environment of children ages birth to 15 years old. The HOME-SF is an abridged version of the HOME inventory, which is twice the length, and contains mother-reported items. The HOME-SF provides cognitive stimulation and emotional support subscores along with the total score.

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Email: Dr. Betty Caldwell [bmcaldwell@ualr.edu]

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Bailey, C.T. & Boykin, A.W. (2001). The role of task variability and home contextual factors in the academic performance and task motivation of African American elementary school children. The Journal of Negro Education, 70(1/2), 84-95. http://www.jstor.org/stable/2696285

Boykin, A.W. & Cunningham, R.T. The effects of movement expressiveness in story content and learning context on the analogical reasoning performance of African American Children. Negro Education, 70(1/2), 72-83. http://www.jstor.org/stable/2696284

Zaslow, M. J., Weinfield, N. S., Gallagher, M., Hair, E. C., Ogawa, J. R., Egeland, B., ... & De Temple, J. M. (2006). Longitudinal prediction of child outcomes from differing measures of parenting in a low-income sample. Developmental Psychology42(1), 27-37. https://doi.org/10.1037/0012-1649.42.1.27

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https://www.nlsinfo.org/content/cohorts/nlsy79-children/other-documentation/researchtechnical-reports