Direct and indirect effects of socio-economic status on child development: is developmental parenting a relevant mediator?

The parent–child relationship has been presented as one of the most important contexts in the early stages of life, but not all caregivers provide an optimal environment for development. Some parental and environmental factors exert a particularly strong influence on development. Parental practices and socioeconomic status are the factors most strongly correlated with various developmental outcomes. We aimed to examine the associations between...