Early life stress and behavior problems in early childhood: Investigating the contributions of child temperament and executive functions to resilience

Donna A. de Maat; Isabel K. Schuurmans; Joran Jongerling; Stephen A. Metcalf; Nicole Lucassen; Ingmar H.A. Franken; Peter Prinzie; Pauline W. Jansen

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Early life stress and behavior problems in early childhood: Investigating the contributions of child temperament and executive functions to resilience

Donna A. de Maat^*, Isabel K. Schuurmans, Joran Jongerling, Stephen A. Metcalf, Nicole Lucassen, Ingmar H.A. Franken, Peter Prinzie, Pauline W. Jansen

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Abstract

This preregistered study examined whether child temperament and executive functions moderated the longitudinal association between early life stress (ELS) and behavior problems. In a Dutch population-based cohort (n = 2803), parents reported on multiple stressors (age 0–6 years), child temperament (age 5), and executive functions (age 4), and teachers rated child internalizing and externalizing problems (age 7). Results showed that greater ELS was related to higher levels of internalizing and externalizing problems, with betas reflecting small effects. Lower surgency buffered the positive association of ELS with externalizing problems, while better shifting capacities weakened the positive association between ELS and internalizing problems. Other child characteristics did not act as moderators. Findings underscore the importance of examining multiple protective factors simultaneously.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	E1-E16
Journal	Child Development
Volume	93
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.13663
Publication status	Published - 2022

Keywords

CUMULATIVE RISK
DEPRESSION
EFFORTFUL CONTROL
EMOTIONALITY
EXTERNALIZING SYMPTOMS
MODERATION
PREDICTORS
PSYCHOPATHOLOGY
SENSITIVITY
SOCIAL COMPETENCE

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