Intergenerational patterns of cognitive flexibility through expressions of maternal care

Curran, Timothy; Andersen, Kristin K.

doi:10.1016/j.paid.2016.12.001

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“…Our findings also support the conclusions of previous research on the relationship between family factors and cognitive flexibility. Previous studies have found that family factors such as parenting style (Williams et al, 2012), parental cognitive flexibility (Curran & Andersen, 2017), and the family communication environment (Koesten et al, 2009) are associated with the level of cognitive flexibility in young adults. However, these studies investigated parental influences from the parents’ perspectives.…”

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“…According to Koesten et al (2009), an expressive family environment equips young adults with the cognitive flexibility required to solve personal problems and cope with stress, therefore contributing to a greater well-being. Curran and Andersen (2017) found that mothers’ cognitive flexibility was positively associated with their children’s cognitive flexibility, indicating that if children observe their mothers acting flexibly, they are more likely to behave in a flexible manner themselves.…”

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“…Cognitive flexibility has recently emerged as a potentially important factor within family contexts (e.g., Curran & Andersen, 2017; Koesten, Schrodt, & Ford, 2009; Williams, Ciarrochi, & Heaven, 2012). Koesten, Schrodt, and Ford (2009) found that cognitive flexibility mediates the relationship between the family communication environment and young adults’ well-being.…”

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Flexible mindset in the family: Filial piety, cognitive flexibility, and general mental health

Jen

Chen

2018

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

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Reciprocal and authoritarian filial piety beliefs have been shown to have distinct relationships with psychological development and well-being. Such beliefs provide an important foundation for parent–child relationships in Chinese families. However, the literature remains unclear about the mechanism through which filial piety contributes to individuals’ well-being. Because researchers have identified cognitive flexibility as a crucial factor in family contexts and demonstrated that it is associated with individuals’ well-being, the present study aimed to examine the mediating role of cognitive flexibility in the relationship between filial piety and Chinese young adults’general mental health (i.e., self-esteem, life satisfaction, and mental wellness). A total of 455 college students from Taiwan participated in the survey. Structural equation modeling yielded the following findings: (a) Reciprocal filial piety was positively associated with cognitive flexibility and authoritarian filial piety was negatively associated with cognitive flexibility; (b) cognitive flexibility contributed positively to life satisfaction, self-esteem, and mental wellness; and (c) cognitive flexibility mediated the relationship of the two filial piety beliefs with life satisfaction, self-esteem, and mental wellness. These findings indicate that the two filial piety beliefs, which reflect different parent–child relationship quality nurtured in family contexts, could relate to individuals’ flexible mindsets.

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Flexible mindset in the family: Filial piety, cognitive flexibility, and general mental health

Jen

Chen

2018

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

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“…It could be argued that EFs, which are related to one's ability to self‐regulate thoughts and actions as to successfully pursue a goal, may be more relevant for maintaining positive and successful interactions in terms of social competence. Indeed, the ability to evaluate each specific social situation and to understand the most appropriate behavior to be effective and successful in one specific interaction involves a considerable cognitive effort, in terms of both inhibitory control (Rhoades et al., ) and flexibility (Curran & Andersen, ). In contrast, all prosocial behaviors aim at benefitting others and require a focus on another's needs and emotions.…”

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Self‐Construals and Social Adjustment in Immigrant and Nonimmigrant Early Adolescents: The Moderating Role of Executive Functioning

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This study examined whether executive functions (EFs) moderate the association between independent and interdependent self-construals and social adjustment in 488 Moroccan, Romanian, and Italian preadolescents (ages 11-13) in Italy. Participants were assessed using self-report questionnaires and standardized EF tasks. Better working memory was related to increased social competence across all groups. High levels of inhibitory control were found to enhance the positive relation between interdependence and prosocial behavior for native Italian youth, and between interdependence and social competence for Moroccan preadolescents. High levels of cognitive flexibility boosted the interdependence-social competence link for the immigrant groups, whereas among native Italian preadolescents, the interdependence-social competence link was significant at low levels of flexibility. Implications for developmental theory and practice are discussed.

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“…This process not only generates direct solutions but also reformulates the complex problems to enlighten advice seekers. Second, cognitive flexibility represents a vital component of communication competence ( Curran and Andersen, 2017 ). Individuals who are cognitively flexible are more responsive, assertive, and empathetic in communication, and are more likely to achieve social interaction goals in various situations ( Martin and Anderson, 1998 ).…”

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Cognitive Flexibility and Advice Network Centrality: The Moderating Role of Self-Monitoring

Zhong

Zhang

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Front. Psychol.

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This study examined the role of individuals’ cognitive flexibility and self-monitoring in shaping their workplace advice network centrality. Drawing on advice network generation theory, we hypothesized a positive relationship between cognitive flexibility and advice network centrality, and a moderation effect of self-monitoring on this relationship. Then, we collected two time-points data from insurance salesmen to test the hypotheses. As predicted, cognitive flexibility was positively associated with advice network centrality. Furthermore, this positive relationship was only significant for low self-monitoring individuals, but not for high self-monitoring individuals. These findings indicated that individuals with high cognitive flexibility were more likely to have central positions in the advice network; however, this effect was attenuated as their self-monitoring increased.

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Intergenerational patterns of cognitive flexibility through expressions of maternal care

Cited by 22 publications

References 15 publications

Flexible mindset in the family: Filial piety, cognitive flexibility, and general mental health

Flexible mindset in the family: Filial piety, cognitive flexibility, and general mental health

Self‐Construals and Social Adjustment in Immigrant and Nonimmigrant Early Adolescents: The Moderating Role of Executive Functioning

Cognitive Flexibility and Advice Network Centrality: The Moderating Role of Self-Monitoring

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