ERIC Number: EJ1227059
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Oct
Pages: 33
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Parental Supervision, Executive Functions, and Emotional-Behavioral Problems in Chinese Immigrant and Italian Nonimmigrant Early Adolescents in Italy
Miconi, Diana; Moscardino, Ughetta; Altoè, Gianmarco; Salcuni, Silvia
Journal of Early Adolescence, v39 n8 p1177-1209 Oct 2019
The current study aimed to examine whether executive functioning (EF) moderates the expected association between poor parental supervision and emotional-behavioral problems among early adolescents with and without a migration background in Italy. In total, 97 Chinese immigrant and 165 Italian nonimmigrant early adolescents, aged 11 to 13 years (52% girls), completed a series of performance and computer-based tasks assessing their EFs, whereas primary caregivers rated their own parental supervision and their offspring's emotional-behavioral problems. Regression analyses indicated that in both groups, a better working memory capacity was associated with fewer problems. Moreover, low levels of inhibitory control strengthened the association between poor parental supervision and emotional-behavioral problems. In addition, among Chinese immigrant youth, higher levels of cognitive flexibility enhanced the link between poor parental supervision and emotional-behavioral problems. Results underscore the importance of parental supervision and EF processes for Chinese immigrant youths' psychological functioning.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parent Child Relationship, Executive Function, Emotional Problems, Behavior Problems, Immigrants, Asians, Early Adolescents, Short Term Memory, Inhibition, Adjustment (to Environment), Cross Cultural Studies
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Italy
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children
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