ABSTRACT

This study aimed to investigate the relationship between maternal, paternal mental state talk and the quality of parenting on preschoolers’ executive function (EF) skills. The sample included 120 dyads (father–child & mother–child). The preschooler aged 3.1–5.99 years (M_age = 4.60, SD = .90) were approached at their schools to assess the EF using the EF touch battery. The quality of parenting was assessed using the early childhood HOME inventory. Dyads were audiotaped at home during the picture storybook narrative task to assess the father and mothers’ use of mental state talk. Hierarchical regression analysis revealed that age of the preschooler, maternal, paternal mental state talk, and their quality of parenting predicts preschooler EF, when accounting for preschooler gender and maternal, paternal education. The research highlighted the importance of parental verbal input and parenting behaviour as contributory indices in the development of EF of the child.

摘要

本研究旨在探讨母亲、父亲的心理状态谈话与教养质量对学龄前儿童执行功能（EF）技能的关系。样本包括 120 对（父子和母子）。3.1~5.99岁学龄前儿童（M_年龄 =4.60，SD = .90) 在他们的学校接触到使用 EF 触摸电池评估 EF。使用早期儿童家庭清单评估育儿质量。在图画故事书的叙述任务中，二人在家里被录音，以评估父亲和母亲使用心理状态谈话的情况。分层回归分析显示，在考虑学龄前儿童性别和母亲、父亲教育的情况下，学龄前儿童的年龄、母亲、父亲的心理状态谈话以及他们的养育质量可以预测学龄前儿童的 EF。该研究强调了父母的语言输入和养育行为作为儿童 EF 发展的贡献指标的重要性。