The relationship between maternal sensitivity and play during early childhood with the development of cognitive skills and socio‐emotional competencies: Longitudinal evidence from Peru

Maternal sensitivity and opportunities for play and exploration are key elements of early childhood development. There is limited evidence of its association with skills development during late childhood and adolescence in developing countries. This study uses longitudinal data from the Young Lives...

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Published inChildren & society Vol. 36; no. 5; pp. 916 - 932
Main Authors Hurtado‐Mazeyra, Alejandra, Alejandro‐Oviedo, Olga Melina, Rojas‐Zegarra, Maria Elena, Sánchez, Alan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.09.2022
Subjects
Adolescents
Child development
Childhood
Cognition
Cognitive development
Cognitive skills
Competence
Developing countries
LDCs
maternal sensitivity
Mothers
Skill development
Skills
socio‐emotional competencies
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Summary:Maternal sensitivity and opportunities for play and exploration are key elements of early childhood development. There is limited evidence of its association with skills development during late childhood and adolescence in developing countries. This study uses longitudinal data from the Young Lives study, which has tracked the livelihoods of approximately 2000 Peruvian children since 2002. We used a multivariate linear regression strategy to generate evidence of the role of early maternal sensitivity and play in skills development. We found that both are positively related to cognitive skills and socio‐emotional competencies at age 8, with persistency up to age 15.
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The authors would like to thank the Universidad Nacional de San Agustín de Arequipa, UNSA, for the financial support for the research project per contract No. IBA‐CS‐03‐2019‐UNSA. Likewise, Alan Sánchez would like to thank the Old Dart Foundation for its support in carrying out this study.
ISSN:0951-0605
1099-0860
DOI:10.1111/chso.12547