The longitudinal contributions of child language, negative emotionality, and maternal positive affect on toddler executive functioning development.

ABSTRACT: Executive functions (EF) develop rapidly across early childhood and play a prominent role in promoting adaptive outcomes later in development. Although the existing literature suggests that the development of early EF is sensitive to the influence of intrinsic and extrinsic factors, limited research has examined the joint contributions of multiple child and contextual factors in infancy/toddlerhood. The purpose of our longitudinal study was therefore to identify early environmental, behavioral, biologically-based factors that influence children's EF outcomes in late toddlerhood. Participants included 409 mother-child dyads (209 girls) and the data was collected across children's first three postnatal years. Parent-report measures were used to assess infant negative affectivity (5-months; I

SUBMITTER: Bruce M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10527090 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature