| Cognitive abilities of street children: Low-SES Bolivian boys with and without experience of living in the street. | |
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PMID: 23043625 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Objectives: This study compared results on cognitive tests measuring nonverbal visualization and reasoning, executive functions, and creativity between 36 boys with experience of living in the street and 31 housed yet socioeconomically equivalent boys, in Bolivia. Results: The street children scored significantly higher on the creativity measure, which is discussed in relation to contextual relevance. No significant differences were found on the other cognitive tests. Time elapsed after living in the street and drug use were strongly associated with cognition, while age was not. Both groups scored below average compared to Western norms. The results are discussed in terms of the cultural relevance of the tests and the impact of socioeconomic status, stress, and stimulation on cognition. |
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Sofie Dahlman; Per Bäckström; Gunilla Bohlin; Orjan Frans |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-10-9 |
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Title: Child neuropsychology : a journal on normal and abnormal development in childhood and adolescence Volume: - ISSN: 1744-4136 ISO Abbreviation: Child Neuropsychol Publication Date: 2012 Oct |
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Created Date: 2012-10-9 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9512515 Medline TA: Child Neuropsychol Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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a Department of Psychology , Uppsala University , Uppsala , Sweden. |
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