ABSTRACT

Executive functions allow the regulation of behavior and emotions. This study aimed to analyze the association of executive functions with externalizing and internalizing behaviors in 30 Mexican preschoolers with typical development (age M = 53.63 months; SD = 7.83 months; 40% girls) from homes of middle-low socioeconomic status. Behavioral and cognitive measures were used to assess executive functions and analyzed them using robust statistical methods. We found that executive functions are related to externalizing and internalizing behaviors at the behavioral level. Only Forward Digit Span predicts attentional problems. Individual differences in children's cognitive development in a Mexican context were adressed, and they have clinical and educational implications.

摘要

执行功能可以调节行为和情绪。本研究旨在分析来自中 低社会经济地位家庭的30 名具有典型发展的墨西哥学龄前儿童（年龄M  = 53.63 个月；SD = 7.83 个月；40% 女孩）的执行功能与外化和内化行为的关联。行为和认知措施用于评估执行功能，并使用稳健的统计方法对其进行分析。我们发现执行功能与行为层面的外化和内化行为有关。只有 Forward Digit Span 可以预测注意力问题。墨西哥背景下儿童认知发展的个体差异得到解决，它们具有临床和教育意义。