社会经济地位,家庭背景和孩子的认知发展
Llúcia González1,2, Maja Popovic3, Marisa Rebagliato1,2,4
1Spanish Consortium for Research On Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain.
European journal of pediatrics
|March 14, 2024
概括
社会经济地位显著影响儿童的认知发展,家庭环境作为关键调解者. 促进平等政策和积极育儿的干预措施可以提高儿童的认知结果.
科学领域:
- 儿童发展 儿童发展
- 社会学 社会学 社会学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 社会经济地位 (SEP) 影响儿童的认知发展.
- 家庭背景是SEP-认知发展关系中的潜在调解者.
- 现有的研究经常使用有限的SEP指标.
研究的目的:
- 分析各种社会经济地位 (SEP) 指标对7-11岁儿童认知发育的纵向影响.
- 评估家庭环境在SEP与认知发展之间的关联中扮演的调解角色.
- 探索与儿童认知相关的新型经济指标,如贫困或社会排斥风险 (AROPE).
主要方法:
- 从吉普斯科亚和瓦伦西亚的776名儿童进行了长度研究.
- 在怀孕期间和7至11岁时评估的SEP指标 (包括家庭社会阶级,父母教育,收入,AROPE).
- 测量家庭背景 (HEFAS 7-11) 和认知发展 (雷文CPM);进行调解分析.
主要成果:
- 较低的SEP与较低的认知分数有关,特别是与家庭社会阶级有关.
- 与家庭背景子尺度相关的SEP指标:认知刺激,父母压力和育儿.
- 家庭背景子尺度部分调解了家庭社会阶级对儿童认知的影响 (合计12.0%).
结论:
- 家庭的社会经济地位和背景都是儿童认知发展的重要贡献者.
- 旨在平等机会的政策和积极的育儿计划显示出改善认知发展的潜力.
- 这项研究强调了全面的SEP措施和家庭环境在理解儿童认知的重要性.
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