The Mediating Role of Executive Function in the Association Between Warm Parenting and Children’s Problem Behaviors
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15712416 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hyungmin Lee (Hankyong National University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 224-224 |
| Publication date | 2026-02-05 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Children (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2227-9067 • E-ISSN: 2227-9067 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/children13020224 |
| PMID | 41749580 |
| OpenAlex | W7128046314 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 23 |
Background/Objectives : The present study explored the extent to which children's executive function (EF) mediates the relationship between maternal warm parenting and children's problem behaviors during the early school-age years. Methods : Using data from a nationally representative sample of 1516 mother-child dyads participating in the Panel Study on Korean Children, the analysis drew on parent-reported measures collected through standardized questionnaires. Results : Structural equation modeling indicated that warm, responsive maternal parenting contributed to lower levels of children's problem behaviors both directly and indirectly by fostering stronger EF skills. Conclusions : The findings highlight the developmental importance of warm parenting practices and identify children's EF as a central mechanism through which early caregiving environments promote behavioral adjustment
Association (psychology · Executive functions · Function (biology · Mechanism (biology · Sample (material · Structural equation modeling · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
Relations Among Positive Parenting, Children's Effortful Control, and Externalizing Problems
Issues and Challenges in Studying Parental Control
Socioeconomic status and executive function
Corporal Punishment, Maternal Warmth, and Child Adjustment
From External Regulation to Self-Regulation
Differential Relations between Mothers’ and Fathers’ Parenting Practices and Child Externalizing Behavior
Annotation
Parenting Influences on Executive Function in Early Childhood
Individual differences in executive functions are almost entirely genetic in origin.
Effortful Control
Executive Functions
Executive function
Introduction
A review and reformulation of social information-processing mechanisms in children's social adjustment
Parenting Stress and Child Externalizing and Internalizing Problems Among Low-Income Families
Maternal Sensitivity and Internalizing Problems
Parental Warmth and Parent Involvement
Neurocognitive development and externalizing problems
Growth in temperament and parenting as predictors of adjustment during children's transition to adolescence
Associations of parenting dimensions and styles with externalizing problems of children and adolescents
Neuropsychological Measures of Executive Function and Antisocial Behavior
| Highly cited | No |
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