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1. On Executive Functioning and Childcare: The Moderating Role of Parent-Child Interactions

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Annie Bernier, Sylvana M. Côté, Rose Lapolice Thériault, and Gabrielle Leclerc

Abstract

Childcare services are widely used by families and thereby exert an important influence on many young children. Yet, little research has examined whether childcare may impact the development of child executive functioning (EF), one of the pillars of cognitive development in early childhood. Furthermore, despite persisting hypotheses that childcare may be particularly beneficial for children who have less access to optimal developmental resources at home, research has yet to address the possibility that putative associations between childcare and EF may vary as a function of family factors. Among a sample of 180 mostly White middle-class families (91 girls), we examined if childcare participation in infancy was related to two aspects of EF (Delay and Conflict) at 3 years, and whether two aspects of maternal parenting behavior (sensitivity and autonomy support) moderated these associations. The results showed positive associations between participation in group-based childcare and Delay EF specifically among children of relatively less autonomy-supportive mothers. These findings suggest that out-of-home childcare services may play a protective role for children exposed to parenting that is less conducive to their executive development.

Published
2024
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2. Paternal mind-mindedness and children's academic achievement: Investigating developmental processes

Author

Annie Bernier, Rose Lapolice-Thériault, Célia Matte-Gagné, and Chantal Cyr

Subjects
Developmental and Educational Psychology, Life-span and Life-course Studies, Demography
Abstract

This study tested a 5-year sequential mediation model linking paternal mind-mindedness in toddlerhood to child early academic achievement through a developmental process unfolding in the preschool years. A sample of 128 mostly White middle-class families (68 girls) living in Montreal, Canada was assessed for paternal mind-mindedness when children were 18 months old, child language at age 2, theory of mind and effortful control at age 4, cognitive school readiness in kindergarten, and finally, achievement in math and reading in first grade. Controlling for maternal mind-mindedness assessed at age 12 months, the results showed prospective associations from paternal mind-mindedness to both math and reading achievement, mediated by theory of mind, effortful control, and school readiness in sequence. Results suggest that paternal mind-mindedness may support child academic outcomes by promoting the acquisition of intermediate skills during preschool years. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).

Published
2022

3. Changes in Attachment and Commitment in Couples Transitioning to Parenthood

Author

Audrey Brassard, Marie-France Lafontaine, Anne Brault-Labbé, Rose Lapolice Thériault, Anne-Sophie Gingras, and Katherine Péloquin

Subjects
050902 family studies, 05 social sciences, Relationship commitment, 050109 social psychology, 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences, 0509 other social sciences, 16. Peace & justice, Psychology, Social Sciences (miscellaneous), Developmental psychology
Abstract

This study examined whether attachment predicts changes in commitment and whether commitment predicts changes in attachment in both partners during the transition to parenthood. Both partners of 93 couples completed online questionnaires individually at the second trimester of pregnancy and at 4 months postpartum. Autoregressive cross-lagged path analyses based on the Actor–Partner Interdependence Model tested the bidirectional associations between attachment dimensions (anxiety and avoidance) and three modes of commitment (optimal, over-commitment, and under-commitment). Results revealed that for both partners, prenatal attachment avoidance was associated with a decrease in optimal commitment and an increase in under-commitment from pre- to postpartum. Fathers’ attachment anxiety was associated with a decrease in mothers’ under-commitment. Furthermore, prenatal optimal commitment was associated with a decrease in attachment avoidance, whereas under-commitment was associated with an increase in attachment avoidance. Fathers’ prenatal over-commitment was associated with an increase in their own attachment anxiety and avoidance. These results highlight how attachment insecurities and relationship commitment interrelate during this major transition.

Published
2022

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