Demographic and familial predictors of early executive function development: Contribution of a person-centered perspective

Brittany L Rhoades; Mark T Greenberg; Stephanie T Lanza; Clancy Blair

doi:10.1016/j.jecp.2010.08.004

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Demographic and familial predictors of early executive function development: Contribution of a person-centered perspective

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Demographic and familial predictors of early executive function development: Contribution of a person-centered perspective

Brittany L Rhoades, Mark T Greenberg, Stephanie T Lanza and Clancy Blair

Journal of experimental child psychology, Vol.108(3), pp.638-662

2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jecp.2010.08.004

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https://hdl.handle.net/2376/112473

PMCID: PMC3016464

PMID: 20828709

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Risk

Executive function

Person-centered

Low-income

Parent–child interactions

Profiles

Executive function (EF) skills are integral components of young children’s growing competence, but little is known about the role of early family context and experiences in their development. We examined how demographic and familial risks during infancy predicted EF competence at 36 months of age in a large, predominantly low-income sample of nonurban families from Pennsylvania and North Carolina in the United States. Using latent class analysis, six ecological risk profiles best captured the diverse experiences of these families. Profiles with various combinations of family structure, income, and psychosocial risks were differentially related to EF. Much of the influence of early risks on later EF appears to be transmitted through quality of parent–child interactions during infancy. Findings suggest that early family environments may prove to be especially fruitful contexts for the promotion of EF development.

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Title: Demographic and familial predictors of early executive function development: Contribution of a person-centered perspective
Creators: Brittany L Rhoades - Prevention Research Center, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
Mark T Greenberg - Prevention Research Center, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
Stephanie T Lanza - Prevention Research Center, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
Clancy Blair - Department of Applied Psychology, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, New York University, New York, NY 10003, USA
Publication Details: Journal of experimental child psychology, Vol.108(3), pp.638-662
Publisher: Elsevier Inc
Identifiers: 99900547700001842
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article