Maternal executive function, heart rate, and EEG alpha reactivity interact in the prediction of harsh parenting.

Deater‐Deckard, Kirby; Bell, Martha Ann

doi:10.1037/fam0000286

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“…Contrary to our expectations, parental EF was not significantly associated with parents' general parenting practices after controlling for child age and gender, family income, and parental education. This finding is surprising in light of prior research indicating relations among parental self-regulation and EF capacities and their caregiving practices (e.g., Deater-Deckard et al, 2010;Deater-Deckard & Bell, 2017;Mazursky-Horowitz et al, 2018;Shaffer & Obradovic, 2017). There are several possible explanations for the null findings.…”

Section: Parental Ef General Parenting Practices and Ef-specific contrasting

confidence: 70%

Parental executive function as a predictor of parenting practices and children's executive function

Korucu

Litkowski

Purpura

et al. 2019

Infant and Child Development

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The family context has been identified as an important predictor of the development of children's executive function (EF). An emerging line of research demonstrates that parents' own EF is linked to their caregiving behaviours and their children's EF. However, researchers have yet to explore the extent to which parental EF is related to specific caregiving practices in the home that may be supportive of children's EF. In this study, we examined the extent to which parental EF is associated with children's EF and explored the role of general parenting practices as well as EF‐specific parenting activities in this relation using a sample of 197 preschoolers (50.3% male and 84.3% Caucasian) and their parents in the United States. Multivariate regressions indicated that parental EF was related to children's EF above and beyond general parenting and EF‐specific practices (β = .22, p = .003, CI [0.07, 0.36]). Additionally, a significant indirect relation emerged between parental EF and children's EF through EF‐specific activities (β = .04, CI [0.01, 0.10]). The potential importance of the family context for EF development and study implications are discussed. Highlights The purpose was to examine the associations among parent's EF, children's EF, and general parenting and EF‐ specific practices. Parent's engagement in EF‐specific activities mediated the relation between parental EF and children's EF Parent's own EF skills as well their engagement in EF‐specific activities may promote the development of children's EF.

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Section: Parental Ef General Parenting Practices and Ef-specific contrasting

confidence: 70%

Parental executive function as a predictor of parenting practices and children's executive function

Korucu

Litkowski

Purpura

et al. 2019

Infant and Child Development

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“…Lastly, many previous studies examining the associations among stress, EF, and parenting behaviours have examined these relations in parents of younger children (ranging from 10 months to 7 years of age; e.g., Cuevas et al, 2014;Deater-Deckard & Bell, 2017). The current study is unique in that it examines mothers of older children (6-10 years old).…”

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confidence: 98%

“…Not surprisingly, the findings for problem-solving are similar to those of cognitive flexibility, possibly due to the fact that they may overlap to some extent; that is, greater cognitive flexibility skills likely contribute to stronger problem-solving abilities. However, it is also true that the correlations between cognitive flexibility and problem-solving abilities are not perfect (e.g., Deater-Deckard & Bell, 2017;van Aken et al, 2014). Problem-solving skills may capture unique variance over and above the core EFs, such as how efficiently and effectively mothers are able to apply their core EFs together to solve problems in the real world, making it an important EF to explore (Diamond, 2013).…”

Section: Problem-solvingmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Relations Among Stress, Executive Functions, and Harsh Parenting in Mothers

Park

Johnston

2020

J Abnorm Child Psychol

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Stress is a common experience in most mothers' lives, and theoretical models posit that mothers' experience of stress may spillover into their parenting behaviours. However, individual factors, such as maternal executive functioning (EF) skills, may buffer the association between stress and parenting. Research has examined these associations using correlational designs with socioeconomic status (SES) and household chaos used as indicators of stress, and has demonstrated inconsistent patterns with regard to the moderating role of EF. The first aim of this study was to replicate previous findings by examining how maternal EF moderates the association between SES and household chaos, and harsh parenting. Furthermore, because correlational research designs preclude the ability to make causal inferences about the effects of stress on parenting, the second aim of this study extended existing research by investigating the effects of experimentally induced stress on harsh parenting behaviours and whether maternal EF moderates these effects. The second aim also investigated these questions in relation to childblaming attributions. To accomplish these aims, a sample of 104 mothers with children (6-10 years old) participated in a laboratory-based study. Mothers completed measures that assessed their EF skills, household chaos, SES, and harsh parenting behaviours. Additionally, mothers were randomly assigned to either a stress group, where they performed a speech in front of a panel of judges, or a control group. Following the stress (or control) induction, mothers rated their child-blaming attributions and harsh parenting behaviours in response to vignettes of common child misbehaviours. Findings from the first aim revealed an interaction between household chaos and EF (assessed with cognitive tasks), such that greater EF skills reduced the association between household chaos and harsh parenting behaviours. However, findings from the second aim indicated no significant effects of experimentally induced stress on child-blaming This study was approved by the Behavioural Research Ethics Board at the University of British Columbia (Approval Certificate Number: H17-02560).

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“…During infancy, mothers with better physiological regulation (higher RSA suppression) were more responsive and supportive when their babies cry than were other mothers (Leerkes, Su, Calkins, Supple, & O'Brien, ). During early childhood, mothers' neurological and physiological markers of regulation interacted and were associated with less harsh parenting; mothers' effortful control also was associated with later child self‐regulation both directly and indirectly via mothers' emotional support (Deater‐Deckard & Bell, ; Zeytinoglu et al, ).…”

Section: Strengths In Familiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Family Processes and Children's and Adolescents' Well‐Being

Buehler

2020

J of Marriage and Family

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The primary purpose of this review was to examine theory and research published during the past decade that focused on family processes and children's and adolescents' well‐being. Scholarship focused on family processes and child and adolescent well‐being made significant and exciting advances during this decade based on several key advancements. In addition to a brief introduction and a conclusion, this decade in review is organized into four sections. In the first section, advances made in the literature because of increased attention to complexity and specificity are illustrated. The second section describes advances that were made because of increased attention to family processes in diverse families. Diversity in the samples of families studied, extensions in family process models, and the revisioning of grand theories using a diversity lens that were used to conceptualize family processes are detailed. In the third section, the importance of time in the study of family processes and child and adolescent well‐being is described. The emphasis on families' daily lives is noted. In addition, prospective considerations and studies of change over time are highlighted. Strengths in family functioning are detailed in the fourth section of this article: positivity, regulatory processes, and family organization. These three areas were selected to elaborate the idea that one of the major advancements in the family process literature during the past decade was an emphasis on family strengths. This review concludes with a commentary regarding how conceptual and methodological advancements during the past decade can guide future scholarship.

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Maternal executive function, heart rate, and EEG alpha reactivity interact in the prediction of harsh parenting.

Cited by 28 publications

References 57 publications

Parental executive function as a predictor of parenting practices and children's executive function

Parental executive function as a predictor of parenting practices and children's executive function

The Relations Among Stress, Executive Functions, and Harsh Parenting in Mothers

Family Processes and Children's and Adolescents' Well‐Being

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