Exploring Cross-Cultural Variations in the Development of Executive Function for Preschoolers from Low and High Socioeconomic Families

Autor/inn/en	Schmitt, Sara A.; Korucu, Irem; Purpura, David J.; Whiteman, Shawn; Zhang, Chenyi; Yang, Fuyi
Titel	Exploring Cross-Cultural Variations in the Development of Executive Function for Preschoolers from Low and High Socioeconomic Families
Quelle	In: International Journal of Behavioral Development, 43 (2019) 3, S.212-220 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0165-0254
DOI	10.1177/0165025418785469
Schlagwörter	Executive Function; Preschool Children; Socioeconomic Status; Longitudinal Studies; Cross Cultural Studies; Child Development; Cognitive Development; Cultural Differences; Foreign Countries; Inhibition; Self Control; Task Analysis; Measures (Individuals); Parent Background; Educational Attainment; Surveys; Experience; Preschool Education; Family (Sociological Unit); Early Intervention; China; United States; China (Shanghai) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Kindesentwicklung; Kognitive Entwicklung; Kultureller Unterschied; Ausland; Hemmung; Selbstbeherrschung; Aufgabenanalyse; Messdaten; Elternhaus; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Erfahrung; Familie; USA
Abstract	This study investigated cross-cultural variation in the development of executive functioning (EF) across the preschool period for United States and Chinese children from low and high socioeconomic families using a longitudinal design. Participants included 216 preschool children (n = 125 from the US; n = 91 from Shanghai and Jiangxi, China). On average, children were approximately 4 years old. In the US sample, 56% were female, and in the Chinese sample, 54% were female. Results from multi-level models varied slightly with regard to specific EF domains, but generally indicated that Chinese children experienced greater gains in EF during the preschool period compared to US children. Cross-cultural differences in EF growth did not vary by socioeconomic status. These findings highlight cultural variability in the development of EF and provide a foundation for additional research exploring factors that may help explain differential growth in EF for Chinese children compared to US children during the preschool period. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01