Ecological contexts associated with early childhood curiosity: Neighborhood safety, home and parenting quality, and socioeconomic status

Ecological contexts associated with early childhood curiosity: Neighborhood safety, home and parenting quality, and socioeconomic status

IntroductionCuriosity is an important social-emotional process underlying early learning. Our previous work found a positive association between higher curiosity and higher academic achievement at kindergarten, with a greater magnitude of benefit for children with socioeconomic disadvantage. Because...

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Main Authors: Prachi E. Shah, Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, Maria Spinelli, Jenny Ozor, Heidi M. Weeks, Harlan McCaffery, Niko Kaciroti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
curiosity
ecological contexts
neighborhood safety
socioeconomic status
parenting quality
home environment
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.986221/full

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