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Family Functioning and Intraindividual Reaction Time Variability Interactively Predict Children's Externalizing

Yuan Peng¹, Xiaoxiao Wang², Yanli Hao³

¹Xi'an university, No. 1, KeJi 6th Road, Xi'an, China. pengyuan1866@163.com.

Child Psychiatry and Human Development

|April 7, 2023

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Family functioning and attentional control, measured by intraindividual variability (IIV), impact children's externalizing problems. Lower IIV can buffer negative effects of poor family functioning on behavior.

Keywords:

Children Externalizing problems Family functioning Intraindividual reaction time variability

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Area of Science:

Child Psychology
Developmental Psychology
Behavioral Science

Background:

Family functioning (adaptability, cohesion) and intraindividual reaction time variability (IIV), an index of attentional control, are linked to children's externalizing problems.
The diathesis-stress model suggests interactions between individual vulnerabilities and environmental factors, but its application to family functioning and children's IIV in predicting externalizing problems is underexplored.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the interaction between family functioning and children's intraindividual reaction time variability (IIV) in predicting externalizing problems.
To examine this relationship concurrently and longitudinally using a diathesis-stress framework.

Main Methods:

Longitudinal study with 168 children (T1) and 155 children (T2) aged 7-8 years.
Intraindividual variability (IIV) assessed via flanker task; family functioning and externalizing problems reported by mothers using validated Chinese scales.

Main Results:

Family functioning negatively correlated with externalizing problems; IIV positively correlated.
Significant interaction found: low family functioning combined with higher IIV predicted concurrent and future externalizing problems.
Lower IIV (better attentional control) was found to buffer the negative impact of poor family functioning on externalizing behaviors.

Conclusions:

Family functioning and attentional control interact to influence children's externalizing problems.
Attentional control may serve as a protective factor, mitigating risks associated with adverse family environments.
Findings support the diathesis-stress model in understanding the development of childhood externalizing problems.