The Effects of Socio-Economic Status on Infant Attention

被引：43
作者：
Clearfield, Melissa W. [1 ]
Jedd, Kelly E. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Whitman Coll, Walla Walla, WA 99362 USA
来源：
INFANT AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT | 2013年 / 22卷 / 01期
关键词：
attention; infancy; poverty; SES; MANIPULATIVE EXPLORATION; INDIVIDUAL-DIFFERENCES; SELECTIVE ATTENTION; VISUAL-ATTENTION; SCHOOL READINESS; IRON-DEFICIENCY; SHORT-TERM; CHILDREN; STIMULI; BRAIN;
D O I：
10.1002/icd.1770
中图分类号：
B844 [发展心理学（人类心理学）];
学科分类号：
040202 ;
摘要：
The development of visual attention is a key component of cognitive functioning in infancy and childhood. By the time children in poverty reach school, deficits in attention are readily apparent; however, when these attention delays manifest is unknown. The current study tested attention longitudinally at 6, 9 and 12months in infants from high-socio-economic status (SES) and low-SES families. Infants were tested in a free play attention task in both simple and complex conditions, and two measures each of attention and inattention were scored. High-SES infants showed greater attention overall and greater increases in attention when the stimuli were more complex. Low-SES infants showed higher inattention than their high-SES peers at all ages and were less likely to modulate their attention on the basis of stimulus complexity. Thus, by 6months of age, low-income infants already show deficits in attention. Results are discussed in terms of adaptability, implications for social development and attention interventions. Copyright (c) 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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