TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Socioeconomic diversities and infant development at 6 to 9 months in a poverty area of São Paulo, Brazil
JO  - Trends in psychiatry and psychotherapy
A1  - Tella, Patricia
A1  - Piccolo, Luciane da Rosa
A1  - Rangel, Mayra Lemus
A1  - Rohde, Luis Augusto Paim
A1  - Polanczyk, Guilherme Vanoni
A1  - Miguel, Euripides Constantino
A1  - Grisi, Sandra Josefina Ferraz Ellero
A1  - Fleitlich-Bilyk, Bacy
A1  - Ferraro, Alexandre Archanjo
SP  - 232
EP  - 240
VL  - 40
IS  - 3
N2  - INTRODUCTION: The effects of socioeconomic disparities on cognitive development tend to emerge early in infancy and to widen throughout childhood, and may perpetuate later in life. Although the study of how poverty affects early childhood has increased in the last 20 years, many of the effects remain largely unknown, especially during the first year of life. <br><br>AIM: To investigate the influence of socioeconomic status (SES) and maternal education on infants' language, motor and cognitive development. <br><br>METHODS: The cognitive, language and motor skills of 444 infants aged 6 to 9 months selected from a poor neighborhood in São Paulo, Brazil, were evaluated using the Bayley Scales of Infant Development. A questionnaire on socioeconomic background was administered to the participants' families. <br><br>RESULTS: A positive association was found between SES and infants' performance on language and motor scales. Additionally, higher maternal education was associated with higher language and cognitive scores. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Our findings indicate that SES effects are detectable very early in infancy. This result has implications for the timing of both screening and intervention efforts to help children overcome the consequences of living in poverty.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2237-6089
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/2237-6089-2017-0008
ID  - ref1
ER  -