A mediation analysis to disentangle relations between maternal education and early child development

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dc.contributor.authorTelias, Amanda
dc.contributor.authorNarea, Marigen
dc.contributor.authorAbufhele, Alejandra
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-20T21:04:50Z
dc.date.available2025-01-20T21:04:50Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractMaternal education is associated with early child outcomes. However, the several mechanisms that may explain this relationship remain underexplored. Using data from 1,097 children aged 12-15 months in Chile, we estimate the maternal education gap across child cognitive and language outcomes. Following a bioecological perspective, we explore potential pathways by which maternal education might influence child development, such as child characteristics, the quantity and quality of mother-child interactions, and the availability of home stimulation. We found an average maternal education gap between children with mothers with the lowest and the highest educational levels of 0.36, 0.31, and 0.25 standard deviation in child cognition, expressive language, and receptive language, respectively. The mediational analysis showed that maternal stress and depression and the quality of the home environment mediated the relation between maternal education and child language and cognitive development.
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/01650254221108143
dc.identifier.eissn1464-0651
dc.identifier.issn0165-0254
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1177/01650254221108143
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/93262
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:000821647000001
dc.issue.numero6
dc.language.isoen
dc.pagina.final575
dc.pagina.inicio568
dc.revistaInternational journal of behavioral development
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectChild development
dc.subjectmaternal education
dc.subjectmaternal stress
dc.subjecthome environment
dc.subjectquality of interactions
dc.subject.ods01 No Poverty
dc.subject.ods02 Zero Hunger
dc.subject.ods03 Good Health and Well-being
dc.subject.odspa01 Fin de la pobreza
dc.subject.odspa02 Hambre cero
dc.subject.odspa03 Salud y bienestar
dc.titleA mediation analysis to disentangle relations between maternal education and early child development
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen46
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.trazabilidadWOS;2025-01-12
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