Data The Impact of Family Cultural Capital on Pragmatic Ability The Multiple Mediating Roles of Executive Function and Social Competence.docx

This dataset accompanies the study “The Impact of Family Cultural Capital on Pragmatic Ability: The Multiple Mediating Roles of Executive Function and Social Competence.” It comprises cross-sectional survey and observational data from a stratified sample of 244 Mandarin-speaking 3–6-year-olds in Fujian Province, China (data collection July–August 2024). <strong>Contents:</strong> <strong>Demographics</strong> <code>Gender</code>: Male / Female <code>Grade</code>: Lower (3–4 yrs), Middle (4–5 yrs), Upper (5–6 yrs) <strong>Family Cultural Capital (FCC)</strong> Institutionalized Capital Embodied Capital Objectified Capital Total FCC Score <strong>Executive Function (EF)</strong> Inhibitory Control Working Memory Cognitive Flexibility Total EF Score <strong>Social Competence (SC, via CIAS)</strong> Social Initiative Verbal &amp; Non-verbal Communication Prosocial Behavior Social Disorder (reverse-scored) Total SC Score <strong>Pragmatic Ability (via POM)</strong> Introduction &amp; Responsiveness Non-verbal Communication Social-emotional Attunement Metapragmatic Competence Negotiation Skills Total Pragmatic Score <strong>Scale Properties</strong> Descriptive statistics (mean, SD) for each subscale and total scores Cronbach’s α for all scales and subscales (all ≥ 0.80) Confirmatory Factor Analysis fit indices (χ²/df, RMSEA, CFI, TLI all within recommended thresholds) <strong>Structural Equation Model Results</strong> Overall fit: χ²/df = 1.67; RMSEA = 0.052; CFI = 0.953; TLI = 0.943 Standardized path coefficients and significance (e.g., FCC → EF β = 0.425, p &lt; 0.001; EF → SC β = 0.471, p &lt; 0.001; etc. Bootstrap mediation results (total indirect effect = 0.346, representing 73% of the total effect) <strong>Notes:</strong> All items were scored on a 5-point Likert scale (higher = greater level of capital or ability). Teacher ratings (EF, SC, Pragmatic Ability) and parent questionnaires (FCC) were collected, double-checked for missing or uniform responses, and cleaned to yield 244 complete cases. This dataset enables replication of the reported mediation model and further secondary analyses of how family cultural capital operates through cognitive and social pathways to shape pragmatic language development in early childhood.