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The Longitudinal Relation Between Academic/Cognitive Skills And Externalizing Behavior Problems In Preschool Children, Lindsay A. Metcalfe, Elizabeth Harvey, Holly B. Laws
The Longitudinal Relation Between Academic/Cognitive Skills And Externalizing Behavior Problems In Preschool Children, Lindsay A. Metcalfe, Elizabeth Harvey, Holly B. Laws
Elizabeth (Lisa) Harvey
Objective—Existing research suggests that there is a relation between academic/cognitive deficits and externalizing behavior in young children, but the direction of this relation is unclear. The present study tested competing models of the relation between academic/cognitive functioning and behavior problems during early childhood Method—Participants were 221 children (120 boys, 101 girls) who participated in a longitudinal study from age 3 to 6 Results—A reciprocal relation (Model 3) was observed only between inattention and academic achievement; this relation remained controlling for SES and family stress. The relation between inattention and cognitive ability was consistent with Model 1 (cognitive skills predicting later …