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http://dx.doi.org/10.7466/JKHMA.2014.32.1.13

The Effects of Parenting Behaviors on Preschoolers' Executive Function  

Lee, Yoon-Jeong (Department of Child and Family Studies, Kyungpook National University)
Kong, Young-Sook (Department of Child and Family Studies, Kyungpook National University)
Lim, Ji-Young (School of Child Studies, Major in Child and Family Studies, Kyungpook National University)
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Journal of Families and Better Life / v.32, no.1, 2014 , pp. 13-26 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of parenting behaviors on preschoolers' executive function, focusing on methods of measuring executive function. The subjects of this study were 166 preschoolers who were 3 to 5 years of age, and their parents. Data were collected by various performance-based tests and their parents' reports and analyzed by descriptive statistics and hierarchical linear regression analysis using the SPSS 19.0 program. The major results were as follows: First, maternal autonomous and paternal affective parenting behaviors significantly affected preschoolers' performance-based executive function. Second, maternal affective parenting behaviors significantly affected preschoolers' parent-report executive function. The results suggest the importance of positive parenting practices in the development of preschoolers' executive function.
Keywords
parenting behaviors; executive function; preschooler;
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