Gwendolyn M. Lawson|Martha J. Farah
Executive function as a mediator between SES and academic achievement throughout childhood
University of Pennsylvania
childhood socioeconomic status ses measured parental education family income highly predictive academic achievement little known specific cognitive systems shape ses disparities achievement outcomes study investigated extent executive function ef mediated associations parental education family income changes reading math achievement sample 336 children ages 6 15 years nih mri study normal brain development verbal memory simultaneously modeled comparison candidate mediator ses predicted significant changes reading math achievement twoyear time period furthermore executive function verbal memory found partially mediate relationship ses variables change math achievement collectively results suggest executive function may important link childhood ses academic achievement