Parenting relationships as a moderator of how socioeconomic status and household chaos relate to children's cognitive and socioemotional skills.

ABSTRACT: Low socioeconomic status (SES) and high household chaos are adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) that increase the risk of worse executive functioning (EF) and socioemotional (SE) development. EF and SE skills are foundational for lifelong success, but less is known about how positive childhood experiences (PCEs) such as parenting relationships may buffer the impact of ACEs on these important skills. This study examined how SES and household chaos related to EF and SE skills within the context of varying parenting relationships among a sample of 83 socioeconomically and racially/ethnically diverse 4- to 7-year-old children in the urban United States. SES was associated with children's lab-based EF, but not survey-based EF or SE skills. Household chaos was related to children's SE skills, w

SUBMITTER: McDorman SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11630476 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature