Lower risk factors for better learning

A study examined the effects of maltreatment and neglect and the role of executive functions (EFs) as mediators on children's pre-academic skills. An innovative approach, it can shed light on the relationship between risk and protective factors and the pre-academic and EF skills of at-risk preschoolers.

Studies show that early exposure to contextual risk factors can lead to detrimental consequences for children's cognitive skills. AT-RISK PRESCHOOLERS (The Future of preschoolers at risk: The mediational role of executive functions on effects of maltreatment and neglect on pre-academic skills, and the moderation of family SES and classroom quality) was an EU-funded project focused on Portuguese preschoolers.

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