Research on the mechanism of the influence of family socioeconomic status on the Cardinal principle of young children

Abstract

Abstract This study investigated the mediating roles of Executive Function, Approximate Number System, and Receptive Vocabulary Skills in Family Socioeconomic Status and Cardinality Principle. A cross-sectional research design was used in this study. The study included 130 young children (63 boys and 67 girls, mean age = 68.52 ± 7.37 months) and their parents. Correlation analyses revealed significant positive correlations between children’s understanding of the Cardinality Principle and Family Socioeconomic Status, Executive Function, Approximate Number System, and Receptive Vocabulary Skills. After controlling for children’s gender and age, mediation analyses indicated that Family Socioeconomic Status significantly and positively affected children’s base comprehension. At the same time, Executive Function, Receptive Vocabulary Number System, and Receptive Vocabulary Skills all mediate the relationship between Family Socioeconomic Status and children’s Cardinality Principle to some extent.