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Khalil Toor, Hafsa; Hanif, Rubina – Early Child Development and Care, 2023
This study aimed to investigate the relationship between maternal, paternal mental state talk and the quality of parenting on preschoolers' executive function (EF) skills. The sample included 120 dyads (father-child & mother-child). The preschooler aged 3.1-5.99 years (M[subscript age] = 4.60, SD = 0.90) were approached at their schools to…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Executive Function, Parent Child Relationship, Parenting Skills
Mansoor Aslam Rathore; Emma Armstrong-Carter; Saima Siyal; Aisha K. Yousafzai; Jelena Obradovic – Grantee Submission, 2023
The present study examines the link between children's number of older siblings and their cognitive development, as measured by executive function (EFs) skills and verbal skills (VIQ) in a sample of 1,302 4-year-old children (54% boys) living in rural Pakistan. Specifically, we investigate whether the links between the number of older siblings and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Siblings, Family Structure, Cognitive Development
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Obradovic, Jelena; Finch, Jenna E.; Connolly, Catie; Siyal, Saima; Yousafzai, Aisha K. – Developmental Science, 2022
Performance-based measures of children's executive functions (EFs) do not capture children's application of these skills during everyday emotionally-laden and socially-mediated interactions. The current study demonstrates the value of using assessor report of self-regulation behaviors (inhibitory control and positive affect/engagement) in addition…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Children, Disadvantaged Youth, Rural Youth