Psychological Development and Education ›› 2021, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (6): 784-791.doi: 10.16187/j.cnki.issn1001-4918.2021.06.04

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The Relationship between Mother-child Interaction and Executive Function of 2~3-year-old Children: Moderating Effect of Children's Temperament

WANG Xinghua1, HONG Huifang2, ZHU Ruiling3   

  1. 1. Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875;
    2. Quanzhou Institute of Educational Science, Quanzhou 362000;
    3. Beijing Normal University Education Group, Beijing 100082
  • Published:2021-11-16

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Abstract: This study examined the effects of child temperament and the quality of mother-child interaction on children's executive function at an early stage of development. Executive function tasks, questionnaires on child effortful control (a sub-scale of child temperament) were administrated to 160 children and their mothers (main caregivers). Mother-child interactions during a jigsaw puzzle task were videotaped and coded. Findings showed that quality of mother-child interaction was a significant predictor of children's cognitive flexibility; and child effortful control played a negative moderating role between mother-child interaction and children's cognitive flexibility. Findings implied how child temperament interacted with the quality of mother-child interaction in predicting early development of executive function.

Key words: executive function, mother-child interaction, autonomy support, temperament

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  • B844
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