Trajectories of child cognitive development during ages 0-3 in rural Western China: prevalence, risk factors and links to preschool-age cognition.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cognitive development after age three tends to be stable and can therefore predict cognitive skills in later childhood. However, there is evidence that cognitive development is less stable before age three. In rural China, research has found large shares of children under age three are developmentally delayed, yet little is known about the trajectories of cognitive development between 0 and 3 years of age or how developmental trajectories predict later cognitive skills. This study seeks to describe the trajectories of child cognitive development between the ages of 0-3 years and examine how different trajectories predict cognitive development at preschool age.

Methods

We collected three waves of longitudinal panel data from 1245 children in rural Western China. Ch

SUBMITTER: Wang L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8074422 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature