Early Elementary School Adjustment of Maltreated Children in Foster Care: The Roles of Inhibitory Control and Caregiver Involvement
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In this study, 85 maltreated foster children and 56 nonmaltreated community children (M age = 3–6 years) were assessed across kindergarten and first grade to examine the hypothesis that inhibitory control and caregiver involvement mediate associations between a history of maltreatment and foster placement and early school adjustment. Specifically, academic and social-emotional competence were evaluated. The maltreated foster children performed more poorly in academic and social-emotional competence. Inhibitory control fully mediated the association of maltreatment and foster placement with academic competence, whereas inhibitory control and caregiver involvement mediated their association with social-emotional competence. The results suggest that inhibitory control and caregiver involvement might be promising targets for school readiness interventions for foster preschoolers.
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- Authors
- Pears, K. C., Fisher, P. A., Bruce, J., Kim, H. K., & Yoerger, K.
- Affiliations
- Oregon Social Learning Center (US)
- University of Oregon (US)
- Corresponding author
- Pears, Katherine C
- Venue
- Child Development
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2010-09-01
- Volume
- 81
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 1550-1564
- ISSN
- 0009-3920 (ISSN-L)
- 1467-8624
- PMC
- PMC2941223
- OpenAlex
- W1501667860
- Cited by
- 146
- References
- 73
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- FWCI
- 20.91
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Licence
- Locations
- Child Development (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute of Mental Health (MH059780, R01MH059780)
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (R01DA021424, DA021424)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Safety Research › Child Welfare and Adoption
- Social Sciences › Education › Early Childhood Education and Development
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
- Keywords
- child abuse, foster care, inhibitory control, caregiver involvement, academic competence, socioemotional skills, school readiness, preschool children, mediation
- MeSH terms
- Child, Child Abuse, Child, Preschool, Educational Status, Female, Foster Home Care, Humans, Inhibition, Psychological, Male, Schools, Social Adjustment, Case-Control Studies, Caregivers
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