Family socioeconomic status and home nurture environment in early childhood development: A mediation analysis in children under three in rural China

IF 3.9 3区医学 Q1 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Public Health Pub Date : 2025-03-31 DOI:10.1016/j.puhe.2025.03.018

Chunan Li , Rui Chang , Mengna Wei , Yanfen Jiang , Jianduan Zhang

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Abstract

Objectives

Previous research has highlighted the impact of household socio-economic status (SES) and caregiving quality on child development. However, studies examining the dual effects of SES and parenting quality on early childhood development (ECD) outcomes in rural Chinese populations are limited. This study explores the mediating role of the home nurture environment in the relationship between SES and ECD outcomes in rural areas.

Study Design

ECD data were collected from 529 children aged 12–36 months in rural villages of Hubei province, China. The study investigates how the home nurture environment (HNE) mediates the relationship between SES and ECD.

Methods

The Child Home Nurture Environment Scales (CHNES), the Chinese version of Ages & Stages Questionnaires, Third Edition (ASQ-C), and some socioeconomic indicators were used to assess HNE, ECD outcomes, and SES, respectively. Mediation models were applied to analyze the mediating effect.

Results

The HNE accounted for 19.4 % of the total effect of SES on overall developmental delay. Specific subscales of the CHNES revealed that HNE explained 24.3 % of the effect on Social Adaptation/Self-Care, 13.9 % on Language/Cognition, and 11.1 % on Parental Warmth. Furthermore, HNE mediated the relationship between SES and the number of delayed developmental domains. In subgroup analyses, the mediating effect of HNE was stronger in girls, particularly within the Social Adaptation/Self-Care subscale, where it mediated 36.3 % of the total effect.

Conclusions

The development of children aged under three from low-SES households may be improved through fostering independent skills and encouraging daily exploration of their surroundings, particularly for girls.

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家庭社会经济地位和家庭养育环境对儿童早期发展的影响：中国农村3岁以下儿童的中介分析

目的以往的研究强调了家庭社会经济地位（SES）和照料质量对儿童发展的影响。然而，关于社会经济地位和父母教养质量对中国农村儿童早期发展（ECD）结果的双重影响的研究有限。本研究探讨了家庭养育环境在农村地区社会经济地位与幼儿发展结果之间的中介作用。研究设计收集了中国湖北省农村529名12-36个月儿童的ecd数据。本研究探讨了家庭养育环境在社会经济地位与幼儿发展之间的中介作用。方法采用儿童家庭养育环境量表（CHNES）、《年龄》杂志中文版；第三版问卷（ASQ-C）和一些社会经济指标分别用于评估HNE、ECD结果和SES。采用中介模型分析中介效应。结果SES对整体发育迟缓的影响中，HNE占19.4%。CHNES的具体子量表显示，HNE解释了24.3%的社会适应/自我照顾影响，13.9%的语言/认知影响，11.1%的父母温暖影响。此外，HNE介导了SES与延迟发育结构域数量之间的关系。在亚组分析中，HNE在女孩中的中介作用更强，特别是在社会适应/自我照顾分量表中，它介导了总效应的36.3%。结论低社会经济地位家庭三岁以下儿童的发展可以通过培养独立技能和鼓励日常探索环境来改善，尤其是女孩。

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Public Health 医学-公共卫生、环境卫生与职业卫生

CiteScore

7.60

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0.00%

发文量

280

审稿时长

37 days

期刊介绍： Public Health is an international, multidisciplinary peer-reviewed journal. It publishes original papers, reviews and short reports on all aspects of the science, philosophy, and practice of public health.