Are boys more sensitive to sensitivity? Parenting and executive function in preschoolers

Mileva‐Seitz, Viara R.; Ghassabian, Akhgar; Bakermans‐Kranenburg, Marian J.; Brink, Jessica D. van den; Linting, Mariëlle; Jaddoe, Vincent W. V.; Hofman, Albert; Verhulst, Frank C.; Tiemeier, Henning; IJzendoorn, Marinus H. van

doi:10.1016/j.jecp.2014.08.008

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“…Further regression analysis demonstrated that the association between maternal noncollaborative communication acts and IC did not vary according to child sex when covariates (i.e., child communication acts) were considered. The null findings are consistent with previous research, in which the effect of parenting on IC did not differ according to preschoolers' sex (Mileva‐Seitz et al, ). It is plausible that the greater susceptibility of boys to parental influences on IC increases with age and becomes more prominent at school age (e.g., Chang, Olson, Sameroff, & Sexton, ).…”

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“…With respect to child sex as a moderator, despite the male‐vulnerability claim that boys are more sensitive to both positive and negative environmental influences than girls, related findings do not uniformly support it (Schore, ). For example, although preschool boys are more sensitive than girls to the positive effect of parental sensitivity on sustained attention, preschool boys do not appear to be more sensitive to the positive effect of parental sensitivity on IC (Mileva‐Seitz et al, ). Thus, this study examined the moderating role of child sex in the association between maternal verbal communication acts and IC in preschoolers.…”

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Mother–child verbal communication and preschoolers' inhibitory control

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2019

Infant and Child Development

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Despite growing research on parental influences on preschoolers' inhibitory control (IC), relatively little is known about the role of parental speech. This study explored the association between the pragmatic function (e.g., message or meaning) of maternal verbal communication and IC among preschoolers. Eighty‐three 4‐year‐olds (45 boys) and their mothers participated in this study. Observed during a game, conversations between children and their mothers were transcribed verbatim and classified as collaborative (e.g., support and guide) and noncollaborative (e.g., direct and negate) communication acts. Children's IC was assessed using lab tasks. Results showed that greater maternal noncollaborative communication acts were associated with poorer IC. Furthermore, the negative relationship between maternal noncollaborative communication acts and IC was significant for children who engaged in low and moderate, but not high, levels of noncollaborative communication acts. Finally, the relationship between maternal communication acts and IC did not vary according to child sex or collaborative communication acts when covariates were considered. Highlights Centering on the pragmatic function (i.e., message) of verbal communication between mothers and their 4‐year‐olds, we examined its relationship to children's inhibitory control (IC). Conversations between children and their mothers were transcribed and classified as collaborative (e.g., support and guide) and non‐collaborative (e.g., direct and negate) communication acts, and child IC was assessed using lab tasks. Higher levels of maternal non‐collaborative acts were significantly related to poorer IC. This negative association was further moderated by child non‐collaborative acts, which was significant only when children engaged in low or moderate, but not high, levels of non‐collaborative acts. Negative pragmatic messages conveyed in maternal speech are likely to be detrimental to early IC development. The way mothers and their 4‐year‐olds co‐construct their conversation also matters.

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Mother–child verbal communication and preschoolers' inhibitory control

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2019

Infant and Child Development

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“…Blood pressure was measured at the age of 24 months [62, 63]. Observations of parent–child interaction and behaviour, such as executive function, heart rate variability, infant-parent attachment, moral development, and compliance with mother and child have been repeatedly performed and with father and child once [64–68]. Biological materials were collected if parents gave consent [69–71].…”

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The Generation R Study: design and cohort update 2017

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The Generation R Study is a population-based prospective cohort study from fetal life until adulthood. The study is designed to identify early environmental and genetic causes and causal pathways leading to normal and abnormal growth, development and health from fetal life, childhood and young adulthood. This multidisciplinary study focuses on several health outcomes including behaviour and cognition, body composition, eye development, growth, hearing, heart and vascular development, infectious disease and immunity, oral health and facial growth, respiratory health, allergy and skin disorders of children and their parents. Main exposures of interest include environmental, endocrine, genomic (genetic, epigenetic, microbiome), lifestyle related, nutritional and socio-demographic determinants. In total, 9778 mothers with a delivery date from April 2002 until January 2006 were enrolled in the study. Response at baseline was 61%, and general follow-up rates until the age of 10 years were around 80%. Data collection in children and their parents includes questionnaires, interviews, detailed physical and ultrasound examinations, behavioural observations, lung function, Magnetic Resonance Imaging and biological sampling. Genome and epigenome wide association screens are available. Eventually, results from the Generation R Study contribute to the development of strategies for optimizing health and healthcare for pregnant women and children.

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“…For instance, child verbal ability is positively associated with delay inhibition during early childhood (Carlson & Beck, ; Matte‐Gagné & Bernier, ). In addition, girls have been found to outperform boys on delay inhibition tasks (Mileva‐Seitz et al, ; Wiebe, Espy, & Charak, ). Analyses predicting T2 delay inhibition also controlled for T1 delay inhibition to reduce the possibility that continuity in children's delay inhibition may account for the association between higher quality parenting and higher child delay inhibition (Blair et al, ).…”

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Parenting Predictors of Delay Inhibition in Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Preschoolers

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This study examined longitudinal associations between specific parenting factors and delay inhibition in socioeconomically disadvantaged preschoolers. At Time 1, parents and 2- to 4-year-old children (mean age = 3.21 years; N = 247) participated in a videotaped parent-child free play session, and children completed delay inhibition tasks (gift delay-wrap, gift delay-bow, and snack delay tasks). Three months later, at Time 2, children completed the same set of tasks. Parental responsiveness was coded from the parent-child free play sessions, and parental directive language was coded from transcripts of a subset of 127 of these sessions. Structural equation modeling was used, and covariates included age, gender, language skills, parental education, and Time 1 delay inhibition. Results indicated that in separate models, Time 1 parental directive language was significantly negatively associated with Time 2 delay inhibition, and Time 1 parental responsiveness was significantly positively associated with Time 2 delay inhibition. When these parenting factors were entered simultaneously, Time 1 parental directive language significantly predicted Time 2 delay inhibition whereas Time 1 parental responsiveness was no longer significant. Findings suggest that parental language that modulates the amount of autonomy allotted the child may be an important predictor of early delay inhibition skills.

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Are boys more sensitive to sensitivity? Parenting and executive function in preschoolers

Cited by 57 publications

References 87 publications

Mother–child verbal communication and preschoolers' inhibitory control

Mother–child verbal communication and preschoolers' inhibitory control

The Generation R Study: design and cohort update 2017

Parenting Predictors of Delay Inhibition in Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Preschoolers

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