Visual Perception Skills Among Children of Different Socioeconomic Status

Öz

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı farklı sosyoekonomik statüye sahip çocuklarda görsel algılama becerileri arasındaki farklılıkları araştırmaktır. Gereç ve yöntem: Çalışmaya yedi ile on yaşları arasında (ortalama = 9.2 ± 0.8) toplam seksen üç çocuk katıldı. Görsel algılama becerilerini değerlendirmek için Motor Beceriden Bağımsız Görsel Algı Testi-3 uygulandı. Sosyo-demografik özellikler anket formu ile kaydedildi. Sonuçlar: Yüksek gelirli ebeveynlere sahip çocukların, görsel algılama sonuçları, düşük gelir düzeyindeki çocuklara kıyasla  belirgin şekilde daha yüksekti. Görsel algılama puanı, eğitim düzeyi yüksek ebeveynli çocuklarda düşük eğitimli ebeveynlere göre anlamlı derecede yüksekti (p <0.05). Tartışma: Sonuçlar düşük sosyoekonomik statüye bağlı olarak kaynaklara erişimin kısıtlanmasının çocuklarda görsel algılama becerilerini etkileyebileceğini ortaya koymuştur.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Görsel algılama,sosyoekonomik faktörler,Çocuk

Farklı Sosyoekonomik Düzeylerdeki Çocuklarda Görsel Algılama Becerileri

Öz

Purpose: The aim of this study is to investigate the differences in visual perception skills among children from different socioeconomic status. Material and methods: A total of eighty-three children between seven and ten years old (mean age= 9.2±0.8) participated in the study. The Motor Free Visual Perception Test-3 was administered to examine visual perception skills. Socio-demographic characteristics (age, sex, household income and parents’ level of education) were obtained by means of a questionnaire. Results: Children with high-income parents had significantly better visual perception outcomes compared to children with low-income parents. Visual perception scores were significantly higher in children with high-educated parents than those with low-educated parents (p<0.05). Conclusion: Results revealed that decreased access to resources because of low socioeconomic status might affect visual perception skills in children.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Visual Perception,Socioeconomic factors,Child

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