Socioeconomic Variations in the Frequency of Parent Number Talk: A Meta-Analysis
Using data from 12 studies, we meta-analyze correlations between parent number talk during interactions with their young children (mean sample age ranging from 22 to 79 months) and two aspects of family socioeconomics, parent education, and family income. Potential variations in correlation sizes as...
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| author | Eric Dearing Beth Casey Pamela E. Davis-Kean Sarah Eason Elizabeth Gunderson Susan C. Levine Elida V. Laski Melissa Libertus Linxi Lu Caitlin McPherran Lombardi Ariadne Nelson Geetha Ramani María Inés Susperreguy |
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| description | Using data from 12 studies, we meta-analyze correlations between parent number talk during interactions with their young children (mean sample age ranging from 22 to 79 months) and two aspects of family socioeconomics, parent education, and family income. Potential variations in correlation sizes as a function of study characteristics were explored. Statistically significant positive correlations were found between the amount of number talk in parent-child interactions and both parent education and family income (i.e., <i>r</i> = 0.12 for education and 0.14 for income). Exploratory moderator analyses provided some preliminary evidence that child age, as well as the average level of and variability in socioeconomic status, may moderate effect sizes. The implications of these findings are discussed with special attention to interpreting the practical importance of the effect sizes in light of family strengths and debate surrounding “word gaps”. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-92201b84e6c34690b8d8355af17cb9ad2023-11-23T10:45:21ZengMDPI AGEducation Sciences2227-71022022-04-0112531210.3390/educsci12050312Socioeconomic Variations in the Frequency of Parent Number Talk: A Meta-AnalysisEric Dearing0Beth Casey1Pamela E. Davis-Kean2Sarah Eason3Elizabeth Gunderson4Susan C. Levine5Elida V. Laski6Melissa Libertus7Linxi Lu8Caitlin McPherran Lombardi9Ariadne Nelson10Geetha Ramani11María Inés Susperreguy12Applied Developmental Psychology, Lynch School of Education and Human Development, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, USACounseling, Developmental, and Educational Psychology Department, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, USADepartment of Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USAHuman Development & Family Studies, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47906, USACollege of Liberal Arts, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19072, USADepartment of Psychology and Comparative Human Development, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USAApplied Developmental Psychology, Lynch School of Education and Human Development, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, USALearning Research & Development Center, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USAMorrissey College of Arts and Sciences, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, USAHuman Development and Family Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USADepartment of Psychology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USADepartment of Human Development and Quantitative Methodology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USAMillennium Nucleus for the Study of the Development of Early Math Skills (MEMAT), Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago 7820436, ChileUsing data from 12 studies, we meta-analyze correlations between parent number talk during interactions with their young children (mean sample age ranging from 22 to 79 months) and two aspects of family socioeconomics, parent education, and family income. Potential variations in correlation sizes as a function of study characteristics were explored. Statistically significant positive correlations were found between the amount of number talk in parent-child interactions and both parent education and family income (i.e., <i>r</i> = 0.12 for education and 0.14 for income). Exploratory moderator analyses provided some preliminary evidence that child age, as well as the average level of and variability in socioeconomic status, may moderate effect sizes. The implications of these findings are discussed with special attention to interpreting the practical importance of the effect sizes in light of family strengths and debate surrounding “word gaps”.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/12/5/312number talksocioeconomic statusparent talkchild math talk |
| spellingShingle | Eric Dearing Beth Casey Pamela E. Davis-Kean Sarah Eason Elizabeth Gunderson Susan C. Levine Elida V. Laski Melissa Libertus Linxi Lu Caitlin McPherran Lombardi Ariadne Nelson Geetha Ramani María Inés Susperreguy Socioeconomic Variations in the Frequency of Parent Number Talk: A Meta-Analysis Education Sciences number talk socioeconomic status parent talk child math talk |
| title | Socioeconomic Variations in the Frequency of Parent Number Talk: A Meta-Analysis |
| title_full | Socioeconomic Variations in the Frequency of Parent Number Talk: A Meta-Analysis |
| title_fullStr | Socioeconomic Variations in the Frequency of Parent Number Talk: A Meta-Analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Socioeconomic Variations in the Frequency of Parent Number Talk: A Meta-Analysis |
| title_short | Socioeconomic Variations in the Frequency of Parent Number Talk: A Meta-Analysis |
| title_sort | socioeconomic variations in the frequency of parent number talk a meta analysis |
| topic | number talk socioeconomic status parent talk child math talk |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/12/5/312 |
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