TY - JOUR
T1 - Family socioeconomic status and the cognitive competence of very young children from migrant and non-migrant Chinese families
T2 - The mediating role of parenting self-efficacy and parental involvement
AU - Liu, Ting
AU - Zhang, Xiao
AU - Jiang, Yi
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2020/4/1
Y1 - 2020/4/1
N2 - This study explores how family socioeconomic status (SES) is linked to the cognitive competence of very young children (i.e., less than 3 years of age) in migrant and non-migrant Chinese families. It also investigates the mediating role of parenting self-efficacy (PSE) and parental involvement in these associations. Based on a sample of 748 migrant and non-migrant families residing in urban areas, the results from structural equation modelling (SEM) showed that young Chinese children from higher-SES families exhibited stronger cognitive competence. Moreover, this connection was partially mediated by PSE and parental involvement; in particular, higher-SES parents had higher PSE and greater involvement in their children's home-based activities, which explained their children's stronger cognitive competence. However, these direct and indirect pathways varied between migrant and non-migrant families. This paper offers valuable insights into the parental beliefs and practises behind SES-related differences in cognitive competence between very young children from migrant and non-migrant Chinese families.
AB - This study explores how family socioeconomic status (SES) is linked to the cognitive competence of very young children (i.e., less than 3 years of age) in migrant and non-migrant Chinese families. It also investigates the mediating role of parenting self-efficacy (PSE) and parental involvement in these associations. Based on a sample of 748 migrant and non-migrant families residing in urban areas, the results from structural equation modelling (SEM) showed that young Chinese children from higher-SES families exhibited stronger cognitive competence. Moreover, this connection was partially mediated by PSE and parental involvement; in particular, higher-SES parents had higher PSE and greater involvement in their children's home-based activities, which explained their children's stronger cognitive competence. However, these direct and indirect pathways varied between migrant and non-migrant families. This paper offers valuable insights into the parental beliefs and practises behind SES-related differences in cognitive competence between very young children from migrant and non-migrant Chinese families.
KW - China
KW - Cognitive competence
KW - Migrant families
KW - Parental involvement
KW - Parenting self-efficacy
KW - Very young children
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85076847593
U2 - 10.1016/j.ecresq.2019.12.004
DO - 10.1016/j.ecresq.2019.12.004
M3 - 文章
AN - SCOPUS:85076847593
SN - 0885-2006
VL - 51
SP - 229
EP - 241
JO - Early Childhood Research Quarterly
JF - Early Childhood Research Quarterly
ER -