The Relationship Between Family Socio-Economic Status and Preschool Children’s Social Competence: The Chain Mediating Role of Family Internal Support and Children’s Empathy

Jingmei Li, Haojie Yuan, Zhonglian Yan, Yaping Yue, Jiayuan Lei, Yifei Zhao, Faculty of Education, Northeast Normal University, Faculty of Education, Henan University, Shanghai Institute of Early Childhood Education, Shanghai Normal University

Journal of Family Issues

Published online on February 10, 2026

Abstract

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The present study aims to explore the relationship between family socioeconomic status and children’s social competence and to examine the chain-mediating mechanism of the relationship between family internal support and children’s empathy. A ...