Study on intelligence development and influence factors of early school-aged children in western Shaanxi rural areas.

XING Yuan; ZENG Ling-xia; CHANG Ling; CHEN Zhi-jun.

doi:10.11852/zgetbjzz2015-23-12-03

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Chinese Journal of Child Health Care ›› 2015, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (12) : 1239-1242. DOI: 10.11852/zgetbjzz2015-23-12-03

Study on intelligence development and influence factors of early school-aged children in western Shaanxi rural areas.

XING Yuan¹,ZENG Ling-xia²,CHANG Ling¹,CHEN Zhi-jun^1,2.

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Objective To demonstrate the intelligence development status and their influence factors of early school-aged children in western Shaanxi rural areas.Methods The children whose mothers had participated in the project "Multi-Micronutrient Supplementation during Pregnancy" were recruited from 2013 to 2014.Household social-demographic feature were collected by face to face interview.Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-Ⅳ) was used to evaluate the children's intelligence quotient (IQ).Results A total of 1 621 children were included in the study.The mean of age-adjusted Full Scale intelligence quotient (FSIQ) was 89.9.Boys' scale (90.6) was higher than that of girls' (88.8) with significant difference.The means of boys' verbal comprehension index (89.5) and verbal comprehension index (95.1) were higher than those of girls' (86.0,90.5),while girls had higher score of working memory index(97.5 vs 94.9).The factors associated with children's IQ included gender,education level of their parents',education resource and delivery mode.Conclusions Children's IQ in western Shaanxi rural areas is significantly lower than the national average level.Childrens' mental development could be promoted by change parents' traditional view and improve their educational level.

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school-aged children / intelligence development / Shaanxi

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XING Yuan,ZENG Ling-xia,CHANG Ling,CHEN Zhi-jun.. Study on intelligence development and influence factors of early school-aged children in western Shaanxi rural areas.[J]. Chinese Journal of Child Health Care. 2015, 23(12): 1239-1242 https://doi.org/10.11852/zgetbjzz2015-23-12-03

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