Honors Theses
Date of Award
Spring 5-9-2020
Document Type
Undergraduate Thesis
Department
Psychology
First Advisor
Stephanie Miller
Second Advisor
Carey Dowling
Relational Format
Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract
Past research focused on how harsh parenting related to EF and behavior problems in children when other factors (i.e., maternal stress, household chaos, socioeconomic risk factors) were present. However, the literature was lacking in the examination of the relationship between EF and other parenting styles. This study aimed to examine the relationship between different aspects of executive function and regulation (i.e, inhibition, working memory, cognitive flexibility, problem solving, and impulsivity) and parenting and routines (i.e., laxness, hostility, overreactivity, and sleep and routines). To study this, parents of 18 to 24 month olds were administered a battery of EF tasks and self-report questionnaires on parenting, impulsivity, and sleep and routines in the home. I found some relations between EF and parenting. Lower scores on the working memory task were related to more problems with overreactivity and overall parenting problems. Higher scores on the inhibition task were related to less overall parenting problems. Better sleep and routines were related to fewer problems with laxness and overreactivity. Although the few relations between EF and parenting behavior was surprising, the lack of relations could be due to methodology and cultural differences in parenting.
Recommended Citation
Riddick, Robin Alexandra, "Relations Between Executive Function and Parenting Behavior" (2020). Honors Theses. 1527.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/hon_thesis/1527
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