This meta-analysis tested maternal responsivity as a mediator of the association between socioeconomic risk and children's preschool language abilities. The search included studies up to 2017 and meta-analytic structural equation modeling, allowed us to examine the magnitude of the indirect effect across 17 studies (k = 19). The meta-analysis included 6433 predominantly White, English speaking children (M_age = 36 months; 50% female) from Western, industrialized countries. All paths in the model were statistically significant, notably, the indirect effect was significant (b = −.052), showing that maternal responsivity may be a proximal intervening variable between socioeconomic risk and children's language development. Moderator analyses found that the indirect effect was stronger for sensitive parenting than warmth and when parenting was assessed in the family home.

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母亲反应在社会经济风险与儿童语言之间关系中作用的中介元分析

这项荟萃分析测试了母亲的反应能力作为社会经济风险与儿童学龄前语言能力之间关联的中介。搜索包括截至 2017 年的研究和元分析结构方程建模，使我们能够检查 17 项研究（k  = 19）的间接影响的大小。荟萃分析包括 来自西方工业化国家的 6433 名主要是白人、讲英语的儿童（ M_{年龄= 36 个月；50% 为女性）。}模型中的所有路径均具有统计学意义，尤其是间接效应显着（b = -.052），表明母亲的反应可能是社会经济风险和儿童语言发展之间的近端干预变量。调节器分析发现，敏感养育的间接影响比温暖以及在家庭中评估养育时的间接影响要强。