PREDICTION OF COGNITIVE COMPETENCE IN KENYAN CHILDREN FROM TODDLER NUTRITION, FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS AND ABILITIES

被引:60
作者
SIGMAN, M
MCDONALD, MA
NEUMANN, C
BWIBO, N
机构
[1] UNIV CALIF LOS ANGELES,DEPT PSYCHOL,LOS ANGELES,CA 90024
[2] UNIV CALIF LOS ANGELES,SCH PUBL HLTH,LOS ANGELES,CA 90024
[3] UNIV NAIROBI,DEPT PEDIAT & COMMUNITY HLTH,NAIROBI,KENYA
来源
JOURNAL OF CHILD PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY AND ALLIED DISCIPLINES | 1991年 / 32卷 / 02期
关键词
MALNUTRITION; ENVIRONMENT; COGNITION; CHILDREN; KENYA;
D O I
10.1111/j.1469-7610.1991.tb00309.x
中图分类号
B844 [发展心理学(人类心理学)];
学科分类号
040202 ;
摘要
Abstract This study explored the extent to which cognitive competence in 5‐yr old Kenyan children was associated with earlier nutritional factors, family conditions and toddler characteristics. Food intake during the 18th–30th mths and physical stature at 30 mths were associated with cognitive skills at 5 yrs. Measures of family background, abilities of the child as a toddler and current schooling were also associated with cognitive abilities at 5 yrs. These variables influenced development independently, so that later cognitive competence was best predicted by a combination of earlier nutritional, family and toddler characteristics. Copyright © 1991, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved
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页码:307 / 320
页数:14
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