Are boys more sensitive to sensitivity? Parenting and executive function in preschoolers

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 130, Issue , 2015, Pages 193-208

  Mileva Seitz, Viara R ^a,b   Ghassabian, Akhgar ^a   Bakermans Kranenburg, Marian J ^b   van den Brink, Jessica D ^a   Linting, Marielle ^b   Jaddoe, Vincent W V ^a   Hofman, Albert ^a   Verhulst, Frank C ^a   Tiemeier, Henning ^a   van IJzendoorn, Marinus H ^b,c  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Attention; Boys; Cognitive function; Inhibitory control; Parental sensitivity; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION; CHILD PARENT RELATION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NETHERLANDS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHORT TERM MEMORY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ATTENTION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NETHERLANDS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84910012924     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2014.08.008     Document Type: Article

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