TY - JOUR
T1 - Relations between Executive Functions, Theory of Mind, and Functional Outcomes in Middle Childhood
AU - Wilson, Jennifer
AU - Hogan, Christy
AU - Wang, Si
AU - Andrews, Glenda
AU - Shum, David H.K.
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by the Griffith University Infrastructure Research Program; Australian Postgraduate Award.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 The Author(s). Published with license by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2021/10/21
Y1 - 2021/10/21
N2 - This study examined whether hot and cool executive functions (EFs) differentially predicted functional outcomes and the independent and mediating roles of theory of mind (ToM). 126 children completed tests of hot and cool EF, ToM, intelligence, and academic achievement. Parents completed questionnaires of peer problems and prosocial behavior. Hot and cool EFs differentially predicted intelligence and academic achievement, supporting a hot-cool distinction. ToM predicted word reading and prosocial behavior but did not mediate any associations between EF and functional outcomes. Findings contribute to current understandings of EF and its relationship with functional outcomes in middle childhood.
AB - This study examined whether hot and cool executive functions (EFs) differentially predicted functional outcomes and the independent and mediating roles of theory of mind (ToM). 126 children completed tests of hot and cool EF, ToM, intelligence, and academic achievement. Parents completed questionnaires of peer problems and prosocial behavior. Hot and cool EFs differentially predicted intelligence and academic achievement, supporting a hot-cool distinction. ToM predicted word reading and prosocial behavior but did not mediate any associations between EF and functional outcomes. Findings contribute to current understandings of EF and its relationship with functional outcomes in middle childhood.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85117180910
U2 - 10.1080/87565641.2021.1988086
DO - 10.1080/87565641.2021.1988086
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85117180910
SN - 8756-5641
VL - 46
SP - 518
EP - 536
JO - Developmental Neuropsychology
JF - Developmental Neuropsychology
IS - 7
ER -