Associations between parental educational/occupational levels and cognitive performance in spanish adolescents: the avena study

  1. Castillo Gualda, Ruth
  2. Ruíz Ruíz, Jonatan
  3. Chillón Garzón, Palma
  4. Jiménez Pavón, David
  5. Díaz Prieto, Ligia Esperanza
  6. Moreno, Luis Antonio
  7. Ortega Porcel, Francisco Bartolomé
Revista:
Psicothema

ISSN: 0214-9915

Año de publicación: 2011

Volumen: 23

Número: 3

Páginas: 349-355

Tipo: Artículo

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Resumen

Asociaciones entre el nivel educativo/profesional de los padres y rendimiento cognitivo en adolescentes españoles: el estudio AVENA. Se examinaron las asociaciones entre el nivel educativo/profesional de los padres y el rendimiento cognitivo de adolescentes españoles. El rendimiento cognitivo se midió mediante un test validado de inteligencia en 2.162 participantes. El nivel educativo y profesional de los padres se asoció positivamente con todas las habilidades cognitivas específi cas y la puntuación total (p<0,001 a 0,04). La probabilidad de que los adolescentes tuvieran un alto rendimiento cognitivo (cuartil superior) y padres con nivel educativo alto fue de 1,6 a 1,7 veces superior al de aquellos con padres de bajo nivel educativo. Del mismo modo, las probabilidades fueron de 1,9 a 2,4 veces mayor para los adolescentes con padres de nivel profesional alto. Estos resultados sugieren una asociación entre la educación/profesión de los padres y los niveles de rendimiento cognitivo en adolescentes y confi rman el papel que desempeñan los padres en la creación de un entorno intelectual estimulante.

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