2024
Early childhood executive control modulates negative affectivity's role in increasing adolescent body mass index trajectories
Tomaso C, James T, Brock R, Yaroch A, Hill J, Huang T, Nelson J, Mason W, Espy K, Nelson T. Early childhood executive control modulates negative affectivity's role in increasing adolescent body mass index trajectories. Pediatric Obesity 2024, 19: e13144. PMID: 38926799, DOI: 10.1111/ijpo.13144.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExecutive control abilitiesExecutive controlNegative affectExecutive control tasksChild Behavior QuestionnaireControl abilityEarly risk factorsEarly temperamentAssess temperamentBehavior QuestionnaireTemperamentControl taskLongitudinal studyAffectAssociated with pediatric obesityBMI growthRisk factorsTargeted assessmentWeight outcomesAffective rolesPrevention effortsChildrenChildhood obesity prevention effortsObesity prevention effortsBody mass index trajectories
2023
Exploring the Interaction Between Preschool Executive Control and Caregiver Emotion Socialization in Predicting Adolescent Weight Trajectories
Laifer L, Brock R, Tomaso C, James T, Yaroch A, Hill J, Huang T, Nelson J, Mason W, Espy K, Nelson T. Exploring the Interaction Between Preschool Executive Control and Caregiver Emotion Socialization in Predicting Adolescent Weight Trajectories. Journal Of Youth And Adolescence 2023, 53: 656-668. PMID: 38117361, PMCID: PMC10872396, DOI: 10.1007/s10964-023-01928-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPreschool executive controlEmotion-related socialization behaviorsCaregiver emotion socializationExecutive controlSupportive responsesEmotion socializationSocialization behaviorsExecutive control tasksLower executive controlEmotion socialization practicesSelf-regulatory abilitiesSelf-regulatory resourcesFamily factorsImportance of effortsLongitudinal designNeural vulnerabilitySocialization practicesControl taskExternal regulationLaboratory visitsAge 14Longitudinal studyAdolescenceParticipantsNegative association