Importance of Cultural Context in the Study of Children's Executive Functions: Advances in Latin America Research
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| Title: | Importance of Cultural Context in the Study of Children's Executive Functions: Advances in Latin America Research |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Lucas G. Gago-Galvagno (ORCID |
| Source: | Child Development Perspectives. 2024 18(3):115-122. |
| Availability: | Wiley. Available from: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Tel: 800-835-6770; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: https://www.wiley.com/en-us |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 8 |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Information Analyses |
| Descriptors: | Foreign Countries, Executive Function, Children, Cultural Context, Research, Child Development |
| Geographic Terms: | Latin America |
| DOI: | 10.1111/cdep.12505 |
| ISSN: | 1750-8592 1750-8606 |
| Abstract: | Although executive functions (EFs) have been identified as a cornerstone of cognitive development, knowledge of this fundamental ability in children is based primarily on research with North American and Western European samples of middle to high socioeconomic status (SES). In this article, we highlight advances in research on developmental EFs from Latin American regions, an understudied area that provides a unique context important to understanding EFs. Our narrative review suggests the potential for both universality (e.g., increasing cohesion and longitudinal stability among EFs' task performance, general positive associations with age, and other social and cognitive abilities) and cultural specificity in EF development (i.e., contributions of SES, educational environments, parenting styles, and cultural values). It is important to consider the development of EFs outside of typically examined samples--and specifically within Latin American countries--to understand more thoroughly these abilities and to generate interventions that consider cultural context. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1433432 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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| Abstract: | Although executive functions (EFs) have been identified as a cornerstone of cognitive development, knowledge of this fundamental ability in children is based primarily on research with North American and Western European samples of middle to high socioeconomic status (SES). In this article, we highlight advances in research on developmental EFs from Latin American regions, an understudied area that provides a unique context important to understanding EFs. Our narrative review suggests the potential for both universality (e.g., increasing cohesion and longitudinal stability among EFs' task performance, general positive associations with age, and other social and cognitive abilities) and cultural specificity in EF development (i.e., contributions of SES, educational environments, parenting styles, and cultural values). It is important to consider the development of EFs outside of typically examined samples--and specifically within Latin American countries--to understand more thoroughly these abilities and to generate interventions that consider cultural context. |
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| ISSN: | 1750-8592 1750-8606 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/cdep.12505 |
