Mostrar el registro sencillo del ítem
dc.contributor.author
Flores Mendoza, Carmen
dc.contributor.author
Saraiva, Renan Benigno
dc.contributor.author
Câmara, Gislene Clemente Vilela
dc.contributor.author
Lopes, Wilma M. Guimarães
dc.contributor.author
Passos, Ana P. Carvalho Pereira
dc.contributor.author
Gama, Ana Maria Valladão Pires
dc.contributor.author
Baumgartl, Viviane de Oliveira
dc.contributor.author
Rodrigues, Larissa Assunção
dc.contributor.author
Ardila, Ruben
dc.contributor.author
Rosas, Ricardo
dc.contributor.author
Gallegos de San Vicente, Miguel Omar
dc.contributor.author
Reategui, Norma
dc.date.available
2018-07-30T20:11:11Z
dc.date.issued
2017-02
dc.identifier.citation
Flores Mendoza, Carmen; Saraiva, Renan Benigno; Câmara, Gislene Clemente Vilela; Lopes, Wilma M. Guimarães; Passos, Ana P. Carvalho Pereira; et al.; Socioeconomic environment effect on inferential reasoning of Latin American students; Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente Muñíz; Salud Mental; 40; 5; 2-2017; 183-190
dc.identifier.issn
0185-3325
dc.identifier.uri
http://hdl.handle.net/11336/53481
dc.description.abstract
Introduction: Inferential reasoning (IR) is a major component of intelligence, which comprises many different cognitive processes such as perception, memory, and logic. Many studies have proposed that socioeconomic status (SES) has a negligible association with IR, but more recent findings suggest that they may have a higher association when evaluating group instead of individual SES.
Objective: The aim of this study is to test the effects of both individual (students) and group (schools) socioeconomic status on IR, comparing different countries of Latin America.
Method. The sample was composed of 2 358 students aged 14 and 15 years from 52 different schools (44% public) of five Latin American countries (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Peru). Participants took part in an inferential reasoning test and answered a socioeconomic questionnaire.
Results: SES student showed a small positive correlation with IR (r = .10, p < .001), while SES school had a more pronounced effect on IR (F [2, 1944] = 74.68, p < .001, ηp2 = .07), with higher IR at schools with higher SES. A significant difference of IR between countries (F [4, 1976] = 20.68, p < .001, ηp2 = .04), was also found with Peru showing the highest mean. Peru was the country with the higher percentage of private schools in the present study. A multilevel model was fitted using individual and group SES as predictors.
Discussion and conclusion: Our findings showed that group SES have a higher predictive value of IR when compared to individual SES. This result suggests that individuals with low SES can benefit from studying on higher SES schools. Future research and the importance of public policies are discussed.
dc.format
application/pdf
dc.language.iso
eng
dc.publisher
Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente Muñíz
dc.rights
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rights.uri
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/ar/
dc.subject
Inferential Reasoning
dc.subject
Intelligence
dc.subject
Latin American
dc.subject
Schoolchildren
dc.subject
Socioeconomic Factors
dc.subject.classification
Psicología
dc.subject.classification
Psicología
dc.subject.classification
CIENCIAS SOCIALES
dc.title
Socioeconomic environment effect on inferential reasoning of Latin American students
dc.type
info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.type
info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo
dc.type
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
dc.date.updated
2018-07-30T13:49:57Z
dc.identifier.eissn
0186-761X
dc.journal.volume
40
dc.journal.number
5
dc.journal.pagination
183-190
dc.journal.pais
México
dc.journal.ciudad
Ciudad de México
dc.description.fil
Fil: Flores Mendoza, Carmen. Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais; Brasil
dc.description.fil
Fil: Saraiva, Renan Benigno. University of Portsmouth; Reino Unido
dc.description.fil
Fil: Câmara, Gislene Clemente Vilela. Pontificia Universidade Catolica de Minas Gerais;
dc.description.fil
Fil: Lopes, Wilma M. Guimarães. Pontificia Universidade Catolica de Minas Gerais; . Universidade FUMEC; Brasil
dc.description.fil
Fil: Passos, Ana P. Carvalho Pereira. Pontificia Universidade Catolica de Minas Gerais;
dc.description.fil
Fil: Gama, Ana Maria Valladão Pires. Pontificia Universidade Catolica de Minas Gerais;
dc.description.fil
Fil: Baumgartl, Viviane de Oliveira. Pontificia Universidade Catolica de Minas Gerais;
dc.description.fil
Fil: Rodrigues, Larissa Assunção. Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais; Brasil
dc.description.fil
Fil: Ardila, Ruben. Universidad Nacional de Colombia; Colombia
dc.description.fil
Fil: Rosas, Ricardo. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile; Chile
dc.description.fil
Fil: Gallegos de San Vicente, Miguel Omar. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Rosario. Instituto Rosario de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Educación. Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Instituto Rosario de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Educación; Argentina
dc.description.fil
Fil: Reategui, Norma. Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola; Perú
dc.journal.title
Salud Mental
dc.relation.alternativeid
info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/http://dx.doi.org/10.17711/SM.0185-3325.2017.024
dc.relation.alternativeid
info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://www.revistasaludmental.mx/index.php/salud_mental/article/view/SM.0185-3325.2017.024
Archivos asociados