Interaction between Socioeconomic Status and Cognitive Development in Children Aged 7, 9, and 11 Years: A Cross-Sectional Study
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The socioeconomic status (SES) of parents has a crucial influence on the cognitive development of children, but it is not clear whether this effect varies as a function of the children's age. The objective of this study was to investigate the development of children aged 7, 9, and 11 years of parents with extremely low SES in a developing country (Ecuador). Participating children were divided between a medium-SES group and a low-SES group. Statistically significant differences were observed as a function of SES group and age in verbal memory, language, and executive function, observing wider between-group differences among the 11-year-olds.
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Socioeconomic position amplifies differences in child cognitive development.
“Socioeconomic position (SEP) amplifies differences in child cognitive development [4] and has been traditionally measured via social class, education level, or/and employment status [5].”
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González, L., Popovic, M., Rebagliato, M., Estarlich, M., Moirano, G., Barreto-Zarza, F., Richiardi, L., Arranz, E., Santa-Marina, L., Zugna, D., et al. (2024) · European Journal of Pediatrics · doi:10.1007/s00431-024-05482-x · Cited by 18 · see citing works
- Authors
- Burneo-Garcés, C., Cruz-Quintana, F., Pérez-García, M., Fernández-Alcántara, M., Fasfous, A., & Pérez-Marfil, M. N.
- Affiliations
- Universidad de Granada (ES)
- Mind, Brain and Behavior Research Center (CIMCYC-UGR), University of Granada, Granada, Spain
- Bethlehem University (PS)
- Venue
- Developmental Neuropsychology
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2018-12-11
- Volume
- 44
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 1-16
- ISSN
- 1532-6942 (ISSN-L)
- 8756-5641
- OpenAlex
- W2904827509
- Cited by
- 45
- References
- 7
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 3
- FWCI
- 4.58
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Developmental Neuropsychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- RUA, Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Alicante (Universidad de Alicante) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (A3/042954/11)
- Consellería de Educación de la Comunidad Valenciana (GV/2017/166)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Cognitive Abilities and Testing
- Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology › Developmental and Educational Neuropsychology
- Keywords
- socioeconomic status, cognitive development, children, parental socioeconomic status, age differences, verbal memory, language development, executive function, low socioeconomic status, Ecuador
- MeSH terms
- Child, Cognition, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Male, Social Class
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