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ArticleChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2024

The Effects of Language Background and Parental Education on Measures of Cognitive Ability: An Analysis of the WPPSI-IV Cognitive Profiles of Monolingual, Simultaneous Bilingual, and Sequential Bilingual German Children Aged 4 to 7 Years.

Franziska Walter, Monika Daseking, Franz Pauls

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Franziska WalterDepartment of Medicine, Medical School Hamburg, 20457 Hamburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-5022-1122
Monika DasekingDepartment of Developmental and Educational Psychology, Helmut-Schmidt-University/University of the Federal Armed Forces, 22043 Hamburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-7332-663X
Franz PaulsDepartment of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Helmut-Schmidt-University/University of the Federal Armed Forces, 22043 Hamburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-6483-3456

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Abstract

backgroundThe present study investigated the possible effects of language background (monolinguals, simultaneous bilinguals, and sequential bilinguals) and parental education (no/low, medium, high, and highest parental education) on measures of cognitive ability provided by the Wechsler Primary and Preschool Scale-Fourth Edition (WPPSI-IV).

methodsStatistical analyses were based on a sample of 290 children (130 females, 160 males). Three multivariate variance analyses were conducted to identify possible effects. In cases of statistically significant main effects, post hoc analyses were additionally performed to identify group differences.

resultsThe results indicated that simultaneous bilinguals performed more similarly to monolinguals than sequential bilinguals. On average, sequential bilinguals achieved significantly lower scores on the

conclusionsThe present findings suggest that the WPPSI-IV represents a suitable and reliable test battery for the assessment of cognitive skills in children with different language backgrounds and parental educational levels.

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cognitive profilesGerman languagemonolingualssequential bilingualssimultaneous bilingualsWPPSI-IV

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