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The Influence of Parent-child Attachment on the Executive Function of Left-behind Preschool Children: Grandparent-child Attachment as a Mediator and Moderator

WANG Ying, ZHU Haidong, ZHANG Xinyi, XIAO Yan   

  1. Normal College, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003
  • Published:2022-03-24

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Abstract: This study examines the relationship of the executive function of left-behind preschool children with grandparent-child attachment as both a mediator and a moderator and parent-child attachment. A total of 155 preschool children left behind in rural areas of Nanchang, their parents and grandparents were interviewed combined with the executive function task set and Waters Attachment Q-sort Items. The following results can be obtained:(1) parent-child attachment was positively correlated with grandparent-child attachment and the executive functional subcomponent of inhibitory control ability at a significant level; grandparent-child attachment is significantly positively correlated with the executive functional subcomponent of inhibitory control ability and cognitive flexibility; (2) grandparent-child attachment played a moderating role in the impact of parent-child attachment on the inhibitory control ability of left-behind preschool students; (3) grandparent-child attachment played a mediating role in the impact of parent-child attachment on the inhibitory control ability and Cognitive flexibility of left-behind preschool students. It is hence concluded that the development of children's executive function can be promoted by the increasing quality of parent-child attachment and grandparent-child attachment.

Key words: parent-child attachment, grandparent-child attachment, executive function, left-behind children, preschool children

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