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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Socioeconomic position, maternal IQ, home environment, and cognitive development |
Author: | Tong, S. Baghurst, P. Vimpani, G. McMichael, A. |
Citation: | Journal of Pediatrics, 2007; 151(3):284-288 |
Publisher: | Mosby Inc |
Issue Date: | 2007 |
ISSN: | 0022-3476 1097-6833 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Shilu Tong, Peter Baghurst, Graham Vimpani and Anthony McMichael |
Abstract: | Objective To assess whether socioeconomic position, maternal intelligence (IQ), and the home environment are inter-related to cognitive development in childhood. Study design Prospective cohort study (n = 723) with cognitive tests at ages 2, 4, 7, and 11 to 13 years. Results There were statistically significant positive associations of father’s occupational prestige, Home Observation for Measurement of Environment (HOME) score, and maternal IQ with cognitive performance in childhood. After adjustment for confounding factors, there was an increase in cognitive development by 0.8 to 2.0, 2.9 to 4.8, and 4.2 to 9.0 points for a 10-unit increment in father’s occupational prestige, maternal IQ, and HOME score, respectively. Conclusions These results demonstrate that socioeconomic position, maternal IQ, and the home environment are independently and positively predictive of children’s cognitive development. These findings provide additional rationale for implementing social policies that reduce socioeconomic inequalities. |
Keywords: | Humans Linear Models Prospective Studies Child Development Intelligence Fathers Mothers Cognition Social Class Adolescent Child Child, Preschool Occupations Female Confounding Factors, Epidemiologic |
Description: | Copyright © 2007 Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved. |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.jpeds.2007.03.020 |
Description (link): | http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/623311/description#description |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2007.03.020 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 6 Obstetrics and Gynaecology publications |
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