Does social-behavioral adjustment mediate the relation between executive function and academic readiness?

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dc.contributor.authorBaptista J.
dc.contributor.authorOsorio A.
dc.contributor.authorMartins E.C.
dc.contributor.authorVerissimo M.
dc.contributor.authorMartins C.
dc.date.accessioned2024-03-13T00:52:33Z
dc.date.available2024-03-13T00:52:33Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstract© 2016 Elsevier Inc.Research shows that executive function and social-behavioral adjustment during the preschool years are both associated with the successful acquisition of academic readiness abilities. However, studies bringing these constructs together in one investigation are lacking. This study addresses this gap by testing the extent to which social and behavioral adjustment mediated the association between executive function and academic readiness. Sixty-nine 63-76 month old children, enrolled in the last semester of the preschool year, participated in the present study. Tasks were administered to measure executive function and preacademic abilities, and teachers rated preschoolers' social-behavioral adjustment. Hierarchical regression analyses revealed that social-behavioral adaptation was a significant mediator of the effect of executive function on academic readiness, even after controlling for maternal education and child verbal ability. These findings extend prior research and suggest that executive function contributes to early academic achievement by influencing preschoolers' opportunities to be engaged in optimal social learning activities.
dc.description.firstpage22
dc.description.lastpage30
dc.description.volume46
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.appdev.2016.05.004
dc.identifier.issn0193-3973
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.mackenzie.br/handle/10899/35935
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Applied Developmental Psychology
dc.rightsAcesso Restrito
dc.subject.otherlanguageAcademic school readiness
dc.subject.otherlanguageAdjustment
dc.subject.otherlanguageExecutive function
dc.subject.otherlanguagePreschool
dc.subject.otherlanguageSocial-behavioral
dc.titleDoes social-behavioral adjustment mediate the relation between executive function and academic readiness?
dc.typeArtigo
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local.scopus.updated2024-05-01
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