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Bidirectional associations among spatial skills, patterning, and mathematical skills in Chinese preschool children within one academic year.
| Τίτλος: | Bidirectional associations among spatial skills, patterning, and mathematical skills in Chinese preschool children within one academic year. |
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| Συγγραφείς: | Xie H; School of Educational Studies, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia., Nik Yaacob NR; School of Educational Studies, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia. Electronic address: nikrusila@usm.my. |
| Πηγή: | Journal of experimental child psychology [J Exp Child Psychol] 2026 Oct; Vol. 270, pp. 106563. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Jun 01. |
| Τύπος έκδοσης: | Journal Article |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
| Στοιχεία περιοδικού: | Publisher: Academic Press Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 2985128R Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1096-0457 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00220965 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Exp Child Psychol Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Publication: New York, NY : Academic Press Original Publication: New York. |
| Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): | Child Development*/physiology , Space Perception*/physiology , Thinking*/physiology , Mathematical Concepts* , Mathematics*, Humans ; Child, Preschool ; Female ; Longitudinal Studies ; Male ; China ; Child ; East Asian People |
| Περίληψη: | Early mathematical development is closely linked to children's cognitive skills. However, the longitudinal relationships among spatial skills, patterning, and mathematics in early childhood remain insufficiently understood. This study examined bidirectional associations among Chinese preschoolers' spatial skills, patterning, and mathematical skills within one academic year. A total of 281 Chinese preschoolers aged 3-6 years (Mage = 4.53 years at Time 1) participated in atwo-wave longitudinal study with an approximately 7-month interval. A cross-lagged panel model was employed to examine bidirectional relations among the spatial skills, patterning, and mathematics while controlling for age, gender, and family socioeconomic status. Results showed that the longitudinal associations among these domains varied within a single academic year. Specifically, spatial and mathematical skills showed a significant bidirectional association, indicating a reciprocal developmental relation within a single academic year. In contrast, early patterning predicted subsequent mathematical skills and spatial skills, whereas neither mathematical skills nor spatial skills significantly predicted later patterning. Moreover, significant concurrent associations among all three domains were observed at both time points. The findings highlight the value of early educational practices that integrate spatial reasoning and patterning into mathematics instruction in the short term, while longer-term validation is still needed. (Copyright © 2026 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.) |
| Competing Interests: | Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper. |
| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: Bidirectional associations; Early childhood; Mathematical skills; Patterning; Spatial skills |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20260601 Date Completed: 20260611 Latest Revision: 20260611 |
| Update Code: | 20260611 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jecp.2026.106563 |
| PMID: | 42224799 |
| Βάση Δεδομένων: | MEDLINE |
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