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Area of Science:

  • Child Development
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Educational Psychology

Background:

  • Limited research exists on working memory development in ethnically/racially minoritized children.
  • Understanding factors influencing working memory is crucial for targeted interventions and support.
  • Integrative Theory provides a framework for examining socio-environmental influences on cognitive skills.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the predictive relationship between parent academic socialization strategies and working memory.
  • To examine the subsequent impact of working memory on mathematics skills in minority children.
  • To explore ethnic/racial group differences in these associations.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a nationally representative sample of Asian/Asian-American, Black, and Latine children.
  • Employed structural equation modeling to analyze a path model.
  • Applied multigroup moderation to test for ethnic/racial group differences.

Main Results:

  • Parent academic socialization strategies significantly predicted working memory.
  • Working memory was a significant predictor of first-grade mathematics skills.
  • Ethnic/racial group differences were observed in the predictive pathways.

Conclusions:

  • Parental academic socialization is a key factor in developing working memory and math skills among minority children.
  • Findings underscore the need for culturally relevant interventions to support cognitive development.
  • The study contributes to understanding social capital and community cultural wealth in academic achievement.