Internalising and externalising in early adolescence predict later executive function, not the other way around: a cross-lagged panel analysis.

ABSTRACT: Developmental changes in the brain networks involved in emotion regulation are thought to contribute to vulnerability to mental health problems during adolescence. Executive control is often viewed as allowing top-down regulation of emotional responses. However, while associations between executive control and mental health are commonly observed in both clinical and non-clinical populations, the direction of these associations remains unclear. Low, or immature, cognitive control could limit emotion regulation. Reversely, high emotionality could impede cognitive functioning. The scarcity of longitudinal studies testing for bi-directional effects, particularly in adolescence, has made it difficult to draw conclusions. This study analysed data from 1,445 participants of a longitudinal cohort

SUBMITTER: Donati G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8372297 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature