Association between nonmaternal care in the first year of life and children's receptive language skills prior to school entry:: the moderating role of socioeconomic status
Association between nonmaternal care in the first year of life and children's receptive language skills prior to school entry:: the moderating role of socioeconomic status
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1469-7610.2006.01704.x
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发表时间：
2007-05-01
影响因子：
7.6
通讯作者：
Rutter, Michael
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作者：
Geoffroy, Marie-Claude;Cote, Sylvana M.;Rutter, Michael
背景：研究表明，非孕产妇保健（NMC）可能会带来风险或有利于儿童的语言发展。然而，很少有人测试NMC对不同家庭背景的儿童或多或少具有保护作用的可能性。本研究调查的家庭环境的作用，反映在社会经济地位（SES），在NMC之间的关联在第一年的生活和儿童的接受语言技能入学之前。方法：对2,297名年龄在0至11个月之间的加拿大儿童进行了为期4年的首次评估。接受性语言技能进行了评估与皮博迪图片词汇测试修订版（PPVT-R）时，孩子是4至5岁。结果如下：在控制选择因素后，SES被发现缓和NMC和接受性语言技能之间的关联：在生命的第一年，全职NMC与来自低SES家庭的儿童（d = 0.58）的PPVT-R得分较高，但在来自适当SES家庭的儿童中则不然。结论：婴儿期全日制NMC可能有助于减少低SES和适当SES儿童之间的认知不平等。
Background: Studies have suggested that nonmaternal care (NMC) may either carry risks or be beneficial for children's language development. However, few tested the possibility that NMC may be more or less protective for children with different family backgrounds. This study investigates the role of the family environment, as reflected in the socioeconomic status (SES), in the association between NMC in the first year of life and children's receptive language skills prior to school entry. Method: A representative sample of 2,297 Canadian children aged between 0 and 11 months at their first assessment was followed over 4 years. Receptive language skills were assessed with the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test Revised (PPVT-R) when the child was 4 to 5 years old. Results: After controlling for selection factors, SES was found to moderate the association between NMC and receptive language skills: Full-time NMC in the first year of life was associated with higher PPVT-R scores among children from low SES families (d = .58), but not among children from adequate SES families. Conclusion: Full-time NMC in infancy may contribute to reducing the cognitive inequalities between children of low and adequate SES.