Children's executive functioning and health behaviors across pediatric life stages and ecological contexts.

Executive functioning (EF) has been linked to chronic disease risk in children. Health behaviors are thought to partially explain this association. The current cross-sectional study evaluated specific domains of EF and varied health behaviors in three pediatric life stages. Pediatric participants (e...

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Publicado en:Journal of Behavioral Medicine Vol. 48; no. 2; pp. 230 - 251
Autores principales: Kelly, Nichole R., Kosty, Derek, Bodovski, Yosef, Blackwell, Courtney K., Ganiban, Jody M., Neiderhiser, Jenae M., Dabelea, Dana, Gilbert-Diamond, Diane, Aschner, Judy L., Bastain, Theresa M., Breton, Carrie V., Bush, Nicole R., Calub, Catrina A., Camargo, Carlos A., Camerota, Marie, Croen, Lisa A., Elliott, Amy J., Enlow, Michelle Bosquet, Ferrara, Assiamira, Hartert, Tina
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Publicado: Springer Nature Apr2025
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          Blackwell, Courtney K.
          Ganiban, Jody M.
          Neiderhiser, Jenae M.
          Dabelea, Dana
          Gilbert-Diamond, Diane
          Aschner, Judy L.
          Bastain, Theresa M.
          Breton, Carrie V.
          Bush, Nicole R.
          Calub, Catrina A.
          Camargo, Carlos A.
          Camerota, Marie
          Croen, Lisa A.
          Elliott, Amy J.
          Enlow, Michelle Bosquet
          Ferrara, Assiamira
          Hartert, Tina
        affil: https://ror.org/0293rh119 Department of Counseling Psychology and Human Services, Prevention Science Institute, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, USA
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          Executive Function Evaluation
          Chronic Disease Risk Factors
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          Cross Sectional Studies
          Cognitive Flexibility
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          Sleep Duration
          Parenting
          Quality of Life
          Sweetened Beverages
          Energy Intake
          Memory, Short Term
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      ab: Executive functioning (EF) has been linked to chronic disease risk in children. Health behaviors are thought to partially explain this association. The current cross-sectional study evaluated specific domains of EF and varied health behaviors in three pediatric life stages. Pediatric participants (early childhood n = 2074, Mage = 6.4 ± 0.9 y; middle childhood n = 3230, Mage = 9.6 ± 1.2 y; adolescence n = 1416, Mage = 15.2 ± 1.7 y) were part of the Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Program. They completed neurocognitive tasks measuring cognitive flexibility, behavioral inhibition, and working memory. Parent- and/or child-report measures of dietary intake, physical activity, sleep duration and quality, income, and positive parenting were also collected. Neighborhood crime and greenspace were calculated from publicly available census-tract level indices. After adjusting for study site, child body mass index, and demographics, working memory was related in the hypothesized direction to several dietary behaviors within all pediatric life stages. Working memory and cognitive flexibility were positively related to physical activity in middle childhood and adolescence. In adolescence, behavioral inhibition was positively related to physical activity and inversely related to sugar-sweetened beverage and total caloric intake. Associations with sleep were all non-significant. All significant associations reflected small effect sizes. Income, positive parenting, greenspace, and crime did not significantly influence any of the EF-health behavior associations. Findings highlight the need to consider EF domains, specific health behaviors, and developmental stage in creating intervention strategies that target EF to improve health behaviors. The small effect sizes reinforce the need for multi-tiered interventions to maximize health.
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