Joana Baptista|Ana Osório|Eva Costa Martins|Manuela Veríssimo|Carla Martins
Does social–behavioral adjustment mediate the relation between executive function and academic readiness?
University of Minho|Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie|Instituto Superior da Maia|Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas, Sociais e da Vida|University of Minho
research shows executive function socialbehavioral adjustment preschool years associated successful acquisition academic readiness abilities however studies bringing constructs together one investigation lacking study addresses gap testing extent social behavioral adjustment mediated association executive function academic readiness sixtynine 6376 month old children enrolled last semester preschool year participated present study tasks administered measure executive function preacademic abilities teachers rated preschoolers socialbehavioral adjustment hierarchical regression analyses revealed socialbehavioral adaptation significant mediator effect executive function academic readiness even controlling maternal education child verbal ability findings extend prior research suggest executive function contributes early academic achievement influencing preschoolers opportunities engaged optimal social learning activities