Pessimistic cognitive biases mediate socioeconomic status and children’s mental health problems

Abstract Low socioeconomic status (SES) is associated with higher rates of emotional disorders in childhood and beyond. Here we assessed one possible contributor to this disparity, a cognitive bias in the interpretation of negative events, in a group of 341 9-year-olds (49% female, 94% White) rangin...

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Main Authors: Yu Hao, Gary W. Evans, Martha J. Farah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-03-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-32482-y