Altenburger Lauren E, Schoppe-Sullivan Sarah J
Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Pennsylvania State University - Shenango, 147 Shenango Avenue, Sharon, PA 16146.
Department of Psychology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210.
Early Child Res Q. 2021;57:133-143. doi: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2021.05.010. Epub 2021 Jul 7.
Executive functioning (EF) skills contribute positively to mental and physical health across the lifespan. High-quality parenting is associated with better child EF. However, research has largely focused on the contributions of mothers' parenting and failed to apply a family systems perspective to more comprehensively consider the consequences of parenting quality and coparenting relationship quality for the development of children's EF. This study examined the independent and joint contributions of mothers' observed parenting, fathers' observed parenting, and supportive coparenting during infancy to children's attention in toddlerhood (26 months) and aspects of EF (i.e., inhibitory control and impulsivity) at 7.5 years of age. Data came from a study of 166 families who participated in a larger longitudinal study. Assessments were conducted at 9-months postpartum ( = 158), 26-months postpartum ( = 114), and when children were 7.5 years of age ( = 100). Results indicated statistically significant associations between fathers' parenting quality at 9-months postpartum and greater child inhibitory control at 7.5 years of age. Mothers' parenting quality at 9-months postpartum was associated with better child attention in toddlerhood. Supportive coparenting was not directly associated with toddler or child EF. However, supportive coparenting moderated the association between fathers' parenting quality and child impulsivity, such that the adjusted effect of fathers' parenting on child impulsivity was negative when supportive coparenting was high. Findings highlight the importance of considering the development of child EF within a family systems framework.
执行功能(EF)技能在整个生命周期中对身心健康都有积极贡献。高质量的养育方式与儿童更好的执行功能相关。然而,研究主要集中在母亲养育方式的贡献上,未能从家庭系统的角度更全面地考虑养育质量和共同养育关系质量对儿童执行功能发展的影响。本研究考察了婴儿期母亲的观察到的养育方式、父亲的观察到的养育方式以及支持性共同养育对儿童幼儿期(26个月)注意力和7.5岁时执行功能方面(即抑制控制和冲动性)的独立和共同贡献。数据来自对166个家庭的研究,这些家庭参与了一项更大规模的纵向研究。评估在产后9个月(n = 158)、产后26个月(n = 114)以及儿童7.5岁时(n = 100)进行。结果表明,产后9个月时父亲的养育质量与7.5岁时儿童更强的抑制控制之间存在统计学上的显著关联。产后9个月时母亲的养育质量与幼儿期儿童更好的注意力相关。支持性共同养育与幼儿或儿童的执行功能没有直接关联。然而,支持性共同养育调节了父亲养育质量与儿童冲动性之间的关联,即当支持性共同养育程度较高时,父亲养育对儿童冲动性的调整效应为负。研究结果强调了在家庭系统框架内考虑儿童执行功能发展的重要性。