Two approaches to estimating the effect of parenting on the development of executive function in early childhood

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 554-565

  Blair, Clancy ^a   Cybele Raver, C ^a   Berry, Daniel J ^a,b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood; Executive function; Parenting; Poverty

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SHORT TERM MEMORY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ATTENTION; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING;

EID: 84893679927     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0033647     Document Type: Article

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