Formal math activities in the home environment mitigated the risk of parental math difficulties for children's math development (reported by the editors, citing Torppa et al.)¶

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q2 i? Formal home math activities functioned as a protective factor against familial risk from parental math difficulties. → van Viersen 2026

Evidence¶

van Viersen 2026¶

van Viersen, S., Psyridou, M., & Torppa, M. (2026). General introduction to the special issue on resilience in learning. Learning and Instruction, 101, Article 102254. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.learninstruc.2025.102254

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The editors report, citing Torppa et al. (2025), latent interaction models on longitudinal data "spanning age 2 to Grade 2" showing formal home math activities mitigated the risk of parental math difficulties. No effect sizes are printed in this introduction.

"Testing of latent interaction models, based on longitudinal data spanning age 2 to Grade 2, showed that formal math activities in the home environment mitigated the risk of parental math difficulties for children’s math development, making it a protective factor for familial risk."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Home Learning Environment — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes

Related Claims¶

• In an at-risk preschool sample, 6% were identified as resilient, with maternal education a key protective factor and nonverbal intelligence, but not executive function, predicting resilience status (reported by the editors, citing Muñez et al.) — related
• Resilience should be conceptualized as a process rather than an outcome of development, with environmental factors playing an essential role alongside individual risk and resilience factors (Parrila's discussion, as reported by the editors) — a broader claim this one bears on
• Home literacy environment and family stresses predict attention and behaviour at school entry — related
• Explicit, instructional home numeracy activities acted as protective (not promotive) factors for 1st–2nd grade math performance in Torppa (2025) — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)
• Formal home math environment moderates the effect of parental math skills on children's arithmetic skills, showing a protective (gap-closing) effect for higher-risk children — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)