Child maltreatment and emotion socialization: Associations with executive function in the preschool years

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• 作者：Tracey Fay-Stammbach^a ; David J. Hawes^a ; ^{david.hawes@sydney.edu.au} ; Pamela Meredith^b
• 关键词：Maltreatment ; Executive function ; Emotion socialization ; Preschoolers
• 刊名：Child Abuse & Neglect
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：February 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：64
• 期：Complete
• 页码：1-12
• 全文大小：535 K
• 卷排序：64

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This study examined executive function (EF) among preschoolers exposed to maltreatment, and tested whether caregiver practices related to emotion socialization (e.g., reactions to children’s emotions; discussion of emotion) moderate the relationship between maltreatment and EF in this period. Participants were (n = 107) children aged 4–5 years (M = 4.75; SD = 0.57; 39% female), with various levels of exposure to maltreatment. Using the Maltreatment Classification System, substantiated reports of maltreatment were coded to produce an index of the multiplicity of abuse subtypes to which children had been exposed. EF was indexed using a composite of scores on three performance-based tests (Happy–Sad Stroop Task; Tapping Test; Dimensional Change Card Sort). Caregivers reported on their use of emotion related socialization behaviors (ERSBs) with the Coping with Children’s Negative Emotions Scale. Exposure to maltreatment and ERSBs were both found to account for unique variance in EF, independent of developmental-ecological factors including children’s receptive language and maternal depression. Significant interactions between maltreatment and ERSBs were also found to suggest that nonsupportive ERSBs (e.g., punitive reactions to negative child emotion) may amplify the risk for poor EF associated with maltreatment, whereas supportive ERPBs (e.g., expressive encouragement) protect against it.