2024
Childhood executive control and adolescent substance use: Mediation via parent–child relationship quality
Patwardhan I, Guo Y, Fleming C, James T, Nelson J, Espy K, Nelson T, Mason W. Childhood executive control and adolescent substance use: Mediation via parent–child relationship quality. Family Relations 2024, 73: 3513-3529. DOI: 10.1111/fare.13061.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdolescent substance usePreschool ECExecutive controlHarsh disciplineSubstance useContribution of child characteristicsLongitudinal cohort-sequential studyParent-child relationship qualityFamily history of substance usePreschool executive controlStatistically significant indirect effectCohort-sequential studyAffecting qualityHistory of substance useSignificant indirect effectSubstance use initiationE-cigarettesFamily socioeconomic statusMethod ParticipantsParenting behaviorsMediation analysisRelationship qualityAdolescent assessmentIndirect associationsChild characteristics
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