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Examining the Association Between Executive Functions and Developmental Domains of Low-Income Children in the United States and Turkey     
Yazarlar
Mübeccel Sara Gönen
Hacettepe Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Tülin Güler Yıldız
Hacettepe Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Ayça Ülker Erdem
Hacettepe Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Aıleen Garcıa
Helen Raıkes
İbrahim Hakkı Acar
Türkiye
Feyza Özkan Yıldız
Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey Üniversitesi, Türkiye
İpek Karlıdağ
Yozgat Bozok Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Doç. Dr. Şükran UÇUŞ GÜLDALI
Kırşehir Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Dawn Davis
Özet
This study examined the relations between executive functions and developmental domains of preschool children from low-income families through an intercultural perspective in the U.S. and Turkey. A total of 471 children and their primary caregivers participated in the Turkey part of the study, while 286 children and their parents engaged in U.S. sample. Regression analyses revealed that fine motor, problem solving, and executive functions of children between two contexts were significantly different from each other. In the U.S., executive functions predicted communication, problem solving, and fine motor development, whereas in the Turkish sample, executive functions did not predict domain scores. Child gender predicted four of five developmental outcomes in the U.S., whereas maternal education predicted two of five outcomes in Turkey. In addition, invariance testing demonstrated that predictors to outcomes were not significantly different between the two countries. Country differences from the first set of outcomes were explained in the context of the research sites, children’s socialization, and cultural expectations surrounding child development. This study raises questions about relations between executive functions and developmental domains for future research.
Anahtar Kelimeler
child development | cross-cultural research | Executive functions | low income | preschoolers
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı Psychological Reports
Dergi ISSN 0033-2941
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SSCI
Dergi Grubu Q3
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 01-2018
Cilt No 122
Sayı 1
Sayfalar 155 / 179
Doi Numarası 10.1177/0033294118756334
Makale Linki http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0033294118756334