SynthesisJournal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines2025
Annual Research Review: Associations of socioeconomic status with cognitive function, language ability, and academic achievement in youth: a systematic review of mechanisms and protective factors.
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- The Earliest Impressions: A Systematic Review of Early-Life Exposures on Brain Structure and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
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- Cognitive assessment of risk-taking behavior in adults with substance use disorders and internet addiction.Indian journal of psychiatry · 2026Article
- Optimal brain development is context-dependent: How socioeconomic status moderates brain-behavior relationships in cognitive and academic development.Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews · 2026Review
- Adolescent Mental Health and Health-Related Behaviors Across Language-Based School Systems in South Tyrol, Italy.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2026Article
- How mathematics anxiety relates to mathematical ability in AI agent-supported instruction: the moderating role of executive function.BMC psychology · 2026Article
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- Intergenerational educational expectation discrepancies and adolescent mental health: evidence from China.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Associations between multilevel family factors and school-age children's ODD symptoms: A developmental cascade model.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2026Article
- Associations of adolescent social media use trajectories with spatial and verbal memory: a prospective cohort study.Lancet regional health. Americas · 2026Article
- Contextualizing Socioeconomic Status Effects on Adolescent Brain Structure and Cognitive Skills: Evidence From the ABCD Study.Developmental science · 2026Article
- Changes in Academic Standardized Testing After Pediatric Intensive Care.JAMA network open · 2026Article
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Abstract
Low socioeconomic status (SES) is negatively associated with children's cognitive and academic performance, leading to long-term educational and economic disparities. In particular, SES is a powerful predictor of executive function (EF), language ability, and academic achievement. Despite extensive research documenting SES-related differences in these domains, our understanding of the mechanisms underlying these associations and factors that may mitigate these relationships is limited. This systematic review aimed to identify the mediators and moderators in the association of SES with EF, language ability, and academic achievement. Our synthesis revealed stress, support, stimulation, and broader contextual factors at the school- and neighborhood level to be important mediators and protective factors in these associations. In particular, cognitive stimulation mediated the association of SES with EF, language ability, and academic achievement. Educational expectations, classroom and school environment, and teacher-student relationships also played a key role in the association of SES with academic achievement. In addition, factors such as preschool attendance, home learning activities, and parental support buffered the association between low SES and lower cognitive and language outcomes. We discuss these findings in the context of interventions that may help to reduce SES-related cognitive and educational disparities.
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