ERIC Number: ED589665
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Jan-25
Pages: 48
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Relations between Executive Function, Behavioral Regulation, and Achievement: Moderation by Family Income
Duncan, Robert J.; McClelland, Megan M.; Acock, Alan C.
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Children's executive function (EF) and behavioral regulation skills are robust predictors of academic success. The current study examines differential associations between measures of EF, classroom behavioral regulation, and academic achievement by children's family income in a sample of 100 prekindergarten children. In correlational analyses, EF and classroom behavioral regulation were more strongly associated for children "not" in low-income families, although only one comparison between correlations reached statistical significance. In regression models controlling for age, gender, and maternal education, EF and classroom behavioral regulation were generally similarly related to achievement regardless of family income. However, inhibitory control was significantly less associated with mathematics and vocabulary for children in low-income families than for children not. These findings suggest similarities in associations between EF, behavioral regulation, and academic achievement regardless of family income, with evidence of only a few exceptions. Potential implications for early childhood interventions in low-income populations are considered. [This paper was published in "Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology" 49 p21-30 2017.]
Publication Type: Reports - Research
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Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
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IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305A100566; R305B120013
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