Measuring Socioeconomic and Stress Disparities in Infant Declarative Memory Using the Visual Paired Comparison Task
Research suggests that socioeconomic circumstances and stress predict memory skills in adults and older children, yet few studies have addressed this question in infancy. The current study used the visual-paired comparison paradigm to examine whether socioeconomic circumstances, maternal perceived stress, and/or maternal physiological stress, all measured prenatally, predict memory performance among 6-month-old infants. We found no significant associations between infant memory and any measure of socioeconomic circumstance or stress. Potential explanations for these null findings are discussed.
Authors
- Kimberly G. Noble (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1496-5113)
- Sonya V. Troller‐Renfree (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9979-4696)
- Aislinn Sandre (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2317-0929)
- Lauren C. Shuffrey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3631-5971)
- Marion Bakhoya
- Mindy L. Rosengarten (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-1077-6556)
- Melina Amarante
Institutions
- New York University (US)
- Columbia University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Developmental Psychobiology
- Published
- 2024-10-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/dev.22557
- Primary Topic
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- U.S. Department of Education
- National Institutes of Health
- Institute of Education Sciences
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development