Do children's executive functions account for associations between early autonomy-supportive parenting and achievement through high school?

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 756-770

  Bindman, Samantha W ^a   Pomerantz, Eva M ^a   Roisman, Glenn I ^b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Achievement; Autonomy support; Executive functions; Parenting; Self regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 85027938454     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: 19392176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/edu0000017     Document Type: Article

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