The association between socioeconomic disadvantage and children's working memory abilities: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objective

Working memory is an essential cognitive skill for storing and processing limited amounts of information over short time periods. Researchers disagree about the extent to which socioeconomic position affects children's working memory, yet no study has systematically synthesised the literature regarding this topic. The current review therefore aimed to investigate the relationship between socioeconomic position and working memory in children, regarding both the magnitude and the variability of the association.

Methods

The review protocol was registered on PROSPERO and the PRISMA checklist was followed. Embase, Psycinfo and MEDLINE were comprehensively searched via Ovid from database inception until 3rd June 2021. Studies were screened by two reviewers

SUBMITTER: Mooney KE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8639069 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature