Validation of the StimQ2: A parent-report measure of cognitive stimulation in the home.

ABSTRACT: Considerable evidence demonstrates the importance of the cognitive home environment in supporting children's language, cognition, and school readiness more broadly. This is particularly important for children from low-income backgrounds, as cognitive stimulation is a key area of resilience that mediates the impact of poverty on child development. Researchers and clinicians have therefore highlighted the need to quantify cognitive stimulation; however existing methodological approaches frequently utilize home visits and/or labor-intensive observations and coding. Here, we examined the reliability and validity of the StimQ2, a parent-report measure of the cognitive home environment that can be delivered efficiently and at low cost. StimQ2 improves upon earlier versions of the instrument by r

SUBMITTER: Cates CB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10365315 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature