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Developmental Psychology
Child Psychology
Behavioral Science

Background:

Child externalizing behaviors and executive function (EF) are critical developmental outcomes.
Understanding the longitudinal interplay between parenting and child EF/behavior is essential, particularly in vulnerable populations like those experiencing rural poverty.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the longitudinal associations between parenting, children's executive function, and externalizing behavior problems.
To examine the mediating role of executive function in the relationship between parenting and externalizing behaviors.
To explore these dynamics in a cohort of children from rural poverty settings.

Main Methods:

Path analysis was employed to analyze longitudinal data from the Family Life Project (N=1,115).
Data collection spanned from 36 to 90 months of age.
Semistructured observations of parenting and executive function tasks were utilized, alongside caregiver reports of behavior.

Main Results:

Parenting behaviors prospectively predicted children's executive function performance.
Parenting behaviors also prospectively predicted primary caregivers' reports of externalizing behaviors.
Executive function longitudinally mediated the association between early parenting and later externalizing behavior.

Conclusions:

Sensitive parenting fosters children's self-regulation and executive function development.
Enhanced executive function, promoted by sensitive parenting, subsequently reduces children's externalizing behavior problems.
This supports a process model where parenting influences child behavior through the development of self-regulation.