Ying Cheng, Chengbing Xie, Yunbo Tian, Fang Wang, Xingchen Liu, Danfeng Cheng
Discussion on the recruitment strategy for apheresis platelet donors in Chongqing during a public health emergency
Frontiers in public health
background female educational advantage evident elementary school throughout education system understanding gender differences precede school entry might provide important insight girls outperform boys later educational careers aims aim study explore gender differences early literacy numeracy skills well range neurodevelopmental behavioral domains age five six years methods used questionnaire data preschool teachers norwegian mother father child cohort study reported 7467 children attending final year preschool explore gender differences age patterns fitting flexible regression models predicting preacademic behavioral neurodevelopmental outcomes results found gender differences favoring girls outcomes except internalizing behavior neurodevelopment behavior differences adjusted standardized scores ranged 46 standard deviation 95 confidence interval ci 041 050 overall school readiness 31 standard deviation difference externalizing behavior problems ci 021 041 found gender differences literacy skills favor girls gender gap naming adding numbers small favor girls increasing age associated improved preacademic skills school readiness well reduction attention problems language difficulties latter especially boys conclusions conclude gender differences favoring girls exist prior school entry broad range preacademic behavioral neurodevelopmental skills relevant school functioning