Influence of enhanced nutrition and psychosocial stimulation in early childhood on cognitive functioning and psychological well-being in Guatemalan adults

María J. Ramírez-Luzuriaga, Ann M. DiGirolamo, Reynaldo Martorell, Manuel Ramírez-Zea, Rachel Waford and Aryeh D. Stein

Social Science & Medicine, 2021, vol. 275, issue C

Abstract: Early-life nutrition interventions in low and middle-income countries have demonstrated long-term benefits on cognitive skills, however, their influence on socioemotional outcomes has not been fully explored. Moreover, the mediating processes through which nutrition intervention effects operate and are maintained over time are understudied.

Keywords: Nutrition interventions; Psychosocial stimulation; Cognitive ability; Executive function; Psychological well-being; Structural equation modeling (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.113810

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