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Pakistani Preschoolers' Number of Older Siblings and Cognitive Skills: Moderations by Home Stimulation and Gender
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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
Early Executive Functioning in a Global Context: Developmental Continuity and Family Protective Factors
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Obradovic, Jelena; Finch, Jenna E.; Portilla, Ximena A.; Rasheed, Muneera A.; Tirado-Strayer, Nicole; Yousafzai, Aisha K. – Developmental Science, 2019
This study extends the methodological and theoretical understanding of executive functions (EFs) in preschoolers from low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). First, the authors describe a rigorous process of adapting and evaluating six EF tasks to produce a culturally and developmentally appropriate measure of emerging EFs in a large sample of…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Low Income, Task Analysis, Child Development