The relationship between maternal sensitivity and play during early childhood with the development of cognitive skills and socio‐emotional competencies: Longitudinal evidence from Peru. (27th January 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hurtado‐Mazeyra, Alejandra; Alejandro‐Oviedo, Olga Melina; Rojas‐Zegarra, Maria Elena; Sánchez, Alan
• Is Part Of: Children & society. Volume 36:Number 5(2022)
• Page Start: 916
• Page End: 932
• Publication Date: 2022-01-27
• Subjects: childhood -- cognitive skills -- maternal sensitivity -- play -- socio‐emotional competencies; Children -- Care and hygiene -- Periodicals; Child welfare -- Periodicals; Child welfare -- Great Britain -- Periodicals; Children -- Social conditions -- Periodicals; Child development -- Periodicals; 362.70941
• DOI: 10.1111/chso.12547
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0951-0605

Abstract

Abstract: 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.