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October 5, 2025Child Care Health and Development

Harsh Parenting, Maternal Depression, and Executive Function in Early Childhood

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JDJulia O. DavisWGW. Benjamin GoodmanYBYu Bai

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Overview

Analysis reveals harsh parenting and maternal depression negatively impact executive function in children, suggesting pathways for interventions.

Key Points

  • Lower inhibitory control skills in children at 42 months are predicted by harsh parenting behaviors at 30 months.
  • Greater maternal depression symptoms at 30 months result in significantly lower attention skills in children at 42 months.
  • Using linear regression models, the study assessed the impact of parenting factors on executive function outcomes in children.
  • These findings underline the role of parenting behaviors and mental health in influencing early childhood executive function development.

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Davis et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e2537cd6d66a53c2474404https://doi.org/10.1111/cch.70162
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