Indirect effects via executive functions hold for CPT inhibition, sustained attention, and delay of gratification indicators but not the Day-Night Stroop¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · associational r3 · q2
Currency · newest study 2015 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Significant indirect effects emerged through all executive function indicators (Zs > 2.10, p < .05) except the Stroop task (Zs < 1.18, ns). → Bindman 2015

Evidence¶

Bindman 2015¶

Bindman, S. W., Pomerantz, E. M., & Roisman, G. I. (2015). Do Children's Executive Functions Account for Associations Between Early Autonomy-Supportive Parenting and Achievement Through High School? Journal of Educational Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/edu0000017

q2 · i? · associational · r3

Supplemental models replaced the latent executive functions construct with each observed indicator (CPT inhibition, CPT sustained attention, Stroop, delay of gratification) as mediator for both outcomes; the Stroop was the exception.

"there were significant indirect effects through all the indicators of executive functions, Zs > 2.10, p < .05, with the exception of the Stroop task (Zs < 1.18, ns; see Part B of the online supplementary material)."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Executive Function — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes
• Self-Regulation — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes

Related Claims¶

• Children's executive functions at 54 months partly account for the association between mothers' early autonomy support and achievement in elementary and high school — a broader claim this one bears on
• The mediating role of executive functions remains significant when children's temperament and vocabulary are modeled as alternative mediators — related
• Early ability to delay gratification predicts later academic and social outcomes, but the association is weaker and more context-dependent than originally reported. — related