Evaluating associations between maternal social support and cognitive development for infants in poverty
Britt Singletary1, Randi Bates2, Laura Justice1
1Crane Center for Early Childhood Research & Policy, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States.
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Infant cognitive development may be associated with maternal social support, although these relations have not been well-examined for infants living in poverty. We explore whether maternal social support is associated with cognitive development for 113 infants living in poverty. Infant cognition was measured at age 9-12 months using the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development 3rd edition. Mothers provided information regarding perceived social support received from fathers, family, friends, and community members. Controls included maternal race and infant sex. Linear regression revealed no significant relationships between maternal social support and infant cognition in this sample.
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