Social Determinants of Delayed Gratification among American Children.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A wide array of socioeconomic status (SES) indicators tend to show differential effects for members of diverse social groups. Limited knowledge exists on ethnic variation in the effects of family income on delay discounting which is predictor of risk behaviors.

Objectives

This study tested whether the effect of family income on delayed gratification differs between Latino and non-Latino children.

Methods and materials

In this cross-sectional analytical study, data came from wave one of the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study which included 3903 non-Latino or Latino Black or White American children between ages 9 and 10 years old. The predictor was family income. Data were collected in 21 sits in the US in 2018. The outcome was children's del

SUBMITTER: Assari S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7673311 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature