caregiving behavior

Maternal alexithymia and caregiving behavior: the role of executive functioning – A FinnBrain Birth Cohort study

Authors: Elisabeth Nordenswan, Kirby Deater-Deckard, Eeva-Leena Kataja, Mira Karrasch, Matti Laine, Juho Pelto, Eeva Holmberg, Hetti Lahtela, Hanna Ahrnberg, Jani Kajanoja, Max Karukivi, Hasse Karlsson, Linnea Karlsson, Riikka Korja

Journal: Archives of Women's Mental Health

Year Published: 2024

Purpose: The growing interest in parental cognition calls for research clarifying how cognition interacts with other parenting determinants to shape caregiving behavior. We studied the interplay between executive functioning (EF; cognitive processes that enable goal-directed thinking […]

Maternal Executive Functioning, Emotional Availability and Psychological Distress During Toddlerhood: A FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study

Authors: Elisabeth Nordenswan, Kirby Deater-Deckard, Mira Karrasch, Matti Laine, Eeva-Leena Kataja, Eeva Holmberg, Eeva Eskola, Hetti Hakanen, Hasse Karlsson, Linnea Karlsson, Riikka Korja

Journal: Frontiers in Psychology

Year Published: 2021

Executive functioning (EF) is one of the building blocks in parental caregiving behavior, and contextual variables have been reported to moderate the link between EF and caregiving behavior. Although psychological distress due to various factors is […]

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