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Individual Differences in Executive Function: The Role of Parental Monitoring as a Moderator

Hoshiar Sangawi1, John Adams1, Nadja Reissland1

  • 1Durham University, UK.

Journal of Attention Disorders
|September 22, 2018
PubMed

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Parental monitoring significantly impacts children's executive functions, particularly inhibitory control and processing speed. Poor monitoring is linked to executive function deficits, similar to the effects of hyperactivity.

Area of Science:

  • Child Psychology
  • Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Background:

  • Parental monitoring is a key factor influencing child development.
  • Executive functions are crucial for cognitive and behavioral regulation in children.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationship between parental monitoring and executive functions in children.
  • To examine the moderating role of parental monitoring in the association between hyperactivity and executive functions.

Main Methods:

  • 112 sixth-grade children were assessed for executive functions using tasks measuring inhibitory control, processing speed, and task persistence.
  • Parental monitoring was evaluated using the Parental Monitoring Assessment (PMA).
  • PROCESS analysis was employed for moderation analysis.

Main Results:

  • Children with poor parental monitoring exhibited deficits in inhibitory control and slower processing speeds.
  • High hyperactivity was associated with difficulties in inhibitory control, accuracy, processing speed, and task persistence.
  • Parental monitoring significantly moderated the relationship between hyperactivity and executive function components like accuracy and verbal inhibition.

Conclusions:

  • Poor parental monitoring is associated with executive function difficulties in children, mirroring effects seen with hyperactivity.
  • Interventions aimed at improving parental monitoring may benefit children's executive function development.

Keywords:
executive functionshyperactivitymoderationparental monitoring

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