Home environment and cognitive development of black infants in impoverished South African families
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11276860 |
|---|---|
| Authors | L M Richter (0000-0002-3654-3192, University of South Africa, corresponding author), K W Grieve (University of South Africa) |
| Year | 1991 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 88-102 |
| Publication date | 1991-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Infant Mental Health Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0163-9641 • E-ISSN: 1097-0355 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/1097-0355(199122)12:2<88::aid-imhj2280120202>3.0.co;2-q |
| OpenAlex | W1984127863 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 22 |
This study examined the interrelationships between home environment, mental and psychomotor development, growth, and educational and occupational indices of socioeconomic status among an urban sample of 305 African infants aged 2 to 30 months. The infants were assessed on the Bayley Scales of Infant Development and the Home Screening Questionnaire, and their heights and weights were recorded. Information regarding the family's socioeconomic status was obtained during interviews with caretakers. No significant relationships were found between parental education and occupation and infant cognitive development, but quality of the home environment was positively correlated with these indices of parental socioeconomic status. On the other hand, home environment scores were found to be significantly related to mental development, independent of parental education and occupation. There was considerable variation in home environments in the sample, which was drawn from generally impoverished urban communities. These findings from an African cultural group support the generalizability of the importance of the quality of the home environment for infant development. Cette ttude examina les relations entre le milieu familial, le developpement psychomoteur et mental, la croissance, et les indices de statut socio-économique (indices ayant rapport à la profession et à l'éducation) dans un échantillon urbain de 305 bébés africains ǎgés de 2 à 30 mois. Les bébés furent évalués à partir des Echelles Bayley de Développement Infantile (“Bayley Scales of Infant Development”) et du Questionnaire de Dépistage Familial (“Home Screening Questionnaire”). Leur taille et de leur poids furent notés. Les informations concernant le statut socio-économique de la famille furent obtenues au cours d'entretiens avec des responsables sociaux. Aucune relation importante 'a été décelée entre l'éducation et la profession parentales et le développement cognitif du bébé, mais la qualité du milieu familial correspondait indéniablement à ces indices de statut socio-économique parental. D'autre part, le milieu familial s'avéra ětre particulièrement lié au développement mental, indépendamment de l'éducation et de la profession parentales. L'on a enregistré des variations considérables entre les milieux familiaux dans l'échantillon qui fut pris de communautés urbaines généralement pauvres. Ces résultats, obtenus à partir d'un groupe culturel africain, viennent appuyer la généralisation possible de l'importance de la qualité du milieu familial pour le développement de l'enfant.
Bayley Scales of Infant Development · Cognition · Cognitive development · Developmental psychology · Infant development · Mental development · Population · Psychomotor learning · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues · Demography · Early Childhood Education and Development · Infant Development and Preterm Care · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 10 |
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| Citations per year | 0,28 |
| Citation span | 1990 - 2022 (33) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |