▪ Abstract Socioeconomic status (SES) is one of the most widely studied constructs in the
social sciences. Several ways of measuring SES have been proposed, but most include
some quantification of family income, parental education, and occupational status. Research
shows that SES is associated with a wide array of health, cognitive, and socioemotional
outcomes in children, with effects beginning prior to birth and continuing into adulthood. A
variety of mechanisms linking SES to child well-being have been proposed, with most …