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    Early retention: Are there long-term beneficial effects?
    (Wiley, 1992) Amanda Thomas; Lisa Armistead; Tracy Kempton; Sean Lynch; Rex Forehand; Sarah Nousiainen; Bryan Neighbors; Lynne Tannenbaum
    The purpose of this study was to examine whether retention of kindergarten and first-grade children is associated with long-term beneficial effects. Thirty-one children who had been retained were compared to 31 children who had similar grades but had never been retained. The dependent measures were grade point average in the second through fifth grades and four teacher-assessed areas of functioning in the fourth and fifth grade: social competence, cognitive competence, externalizing problems, and internalizing problems. The results indicated that retention was not associated with long-term beneficial effects but rather, especially for White children, appeared to be associated with poorer academic and social functioning. Implications and limitations of the study are discussed.