University of Washington.
Harvard University.
Child Dev. 2020 Jul;91(4):e762-e779. doi: 10.1111/cdev.13315. Epub 2019 Oct 8.
Executive functions (EF), including working memory, inhibition, and cognitive flexibility, vary as a function of socioeconomic status (SES), with children from economically disadvantaged backgrounds having poorer performance than their higher SES peers. Using observational methods, we investigated cognitive stimulation in the home as a mechanism linking SES with EF. In a sample of 101 children aged 60-75 months, cognitive stimulation fully mediated SES-related differences in EF. Critically, cognitive stimulation was positively associated with the development of inhibition and cognitive flexibility across an 18-month follow-up period. Furthermore, EF at T1 explained SES-related differences in academic achievement at T2. Early cognitive stimulation-a modifiable factor-may be a desirable target for interventions designed to ameliorate SES-related differences in cognitive development and academic achievement.
执行功能(EF),包括工作记忆、抑制和认知灵活性,随社会经济地位(SES)的变化而变化,经济条件较差的儿童的表现不如 SES 较高的同龄人。我们使用观察方法研究了家庭中的认知刺激作为 SES 与 EF 相关的机制。在一个由 101 名 60-75 个月大的儿童组成的样本中,认知刺激完全中介了 SES 相关的 EF 差异。关键的是,认知刺激与抑制和认知灵活性的发展呈正相关,在 18 个月的随访期间。此外,T1 的 EF 解释了 T2 的 SES 相关的学业成绩差异。早期的认知刺激——一种可改变的因素——可能是干预措施的理想目标,这些干预措施旨在改善认知发展和学业成绩的 SES 相关差异。