Does preschool executive control mediate the impact of early environmental unpredictability and deprivation on the general factor of psychopathology a decade later?
Eric M PhillipsRebecca L BrockTiffany D JamesJennifer Mize NelsonW Alex MasonKimberly Andrews EspyTimothy D NelsonPublished in: Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines (2023)
Preschool executive control appears to be a transdiagnostic mechanism through which deprivation, but not unpredictability, increases risk for the general factor of psychopathology in adolescence. Results elucidate potential transdiagnostic targets for intervention efforts aimed at reducing the development and maintenance of psychopathology across the life span.