| Sumario: | SYNOPSIS: Objective. The current study examined direct associations between Latine mothers' and fathers' sensitive parenting at 9 months and children's socioemotional outcomes (social competence and executive function) at age 3, indirect associations via children's effortful control at 24 months, and moderating effects of child emotionality. Design. Using a sample of Latine families (N = 162), we assessed mother- and father-child interactions for sensitive parenting, used maternal reports of children's emotionality, executive function problems, and socioemotional competence, and assessed children's effortful control using a snack delay task. Results. Maternal and paternal sensitive parenting at 9 months were associated with greater socioemotional competence and fewer executive function problems at age 3 across levels of child emotionality. No evidence of mediation through effortful control emerged. Conclusions. Both early maternal and paternal sensitive parenting directly support later socioemotional outcomes in Latine families.
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