Children whose families experience socioeconomic disadvantage are at risk for poor sustained attention, a foundational skill related to goal-oriented behaviour, self-regulation and kindergarten readiness. Maternal parenting behaviours and parenting stress are theorised developmental pathways linking socioeconomic status (SES) to children's sustained attention. However, research has yet to empirically test for these indirect pathways, thus limiting the relevance of extant findings to inform targets of parent-mediated programmes addressing attentional disparities at school entry for low-income children. Using a sample of mostly low-income children from the Future of Families and Child Wellbeing Study (N = 2214) and the process of parenting model, this study tested whether maternal parenting stress, harsh parenting and cognitive stimulation uniquely explained associations between SES and child sustained attention at age 5 years. Results from structural equation modelling revealed that SES was positively and directly associated with child sustained attention. Some of these effects were indirectly transmitted through the pathway of maternal cognitive stimulation; however, neither harsh parenting nor parenting stress helped to explain the relationship between SES and child sustained attention. Implications of the findings are explored in the context of early childhood prevention and promotion programmes serving low-income families.

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家庭社会经济地位、养育方式和对 5 岁社会经济弱势儿童的持续关注之间的关联

家庭经历社会经济劣势的儿童面临持续注意力不足的风险，而持续注意力是与目标导向行为、自我调节和入园准备相关的基本技能。母亲的养育行为和养育压力是理论化的发展途径，将社会经济地位（SES）与儿童的持续关注联系起来。然而，研究尚未对这些间接途径进行实证检验，因此限制了现有研究结果的相关性，无法为解决低收入儿童入学时注意力差异的家长介导计划的目标提供信息。本研究使用来自家庭未来和儿童福祉研究（ N = 2214）的低收入儿童样本 和养育模型过程，测试了母亲养育压力、严厉养育和认知刺激是否能唯一解释社会经济地位与儿童之间的关联。 5岁时持续关注。结构方程模型的结果表明，SES 与儿童持续注意力呈正相关且直接相关。其中一些影响是通过母亲认知刺激途径间接传递的；然而，严厉的养育方式和养育压力都无法解释社会经济地位与儿童持续关注之间的关系。在为低收入家庭服务的幼儿预防和促进计划的背景下探讨了研究结果的含义。