APS
31st APS Annual Convention · 2019
Socio-Economic Status Predicts Reading Comprehension Beyond Executive Functions
Session: Poster Session II
Authors
- Dacian DoleanPresenting Author
Babes Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca - Laura Visu-Petra
Babes-Bolyai University
Abstract
Executive functions (EF) were found to fully mediate the effects of socio-economic status (SES) on reading comprehension. In this study we found for the first time that SES has a direct effect on reading comprehension beyond EF when the sample includes children from severely underprivileged backgrounds.
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