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Title: Improving Children's Self-Regulation and Executive Functions: A Pilot Intervention with Immigrant Mothers
Language: English
Authors: Sog Yee Mok (ORCID 0000-0002-0288-735X), Mirjam Weis (ORCID 0000-0001-7429-4513), Francesca Suter (ORCID 0000-0002-6589-2666), Aysenur Alp Christ (ORCID 0000-0002-9291-5157), Tabea L. Achermann (ORCID 0009-0000-6563-8521), Markus P. Neuenschwander (ORCID 0000-0003-4154-9238), Miriam Compagnoni (ORCID 0000-0002-7850-129X)
Source: Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal. 2025 28(1).
Availability: Springer. Available from: Springer Nature. One New York Plaza, Suite 4600, New York, NY 10004. Tel: 800-777-4643; Tel: 212-460-1500; Fax: 212-460-1700; e-mail: customerservice@springernature.com; Web site: https://link.springer.com/
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 17
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Adult Education
Descriptors: Self Management, Executive Function, Child Development, Parent Role, Immigrants, Collectivism, Individualism, Cultural Differences, Mothers, Children, Preadolescents, Intervention, Parent Education, Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries
Geographic Terms: Switzerland
DOI: 10.1007/s11218-025-10147-0
ISSN: 1381-2890
1573-1928
Abstract: Self-regulation--comprising behavioral and emotional regulation and cognitive processes (i.e., executive functions)--is pivotal for children's social development and achievement. Parents, especially mothers, can promote children's self-regulation, however, relevant parental interventions are scarce. Moreover, showing appropriate self-regulation strategies in different contexts can be challenging for collectivistic-oriented immigrant children living in individualistic-oriented countries. This study developed and investigated a pilot intervention for collectivistic-oriented immigrant mothers and their children, aged 5-11 years, living in Switzerland, aiming to improve the children's self-regulation and executive functions. Fifteen mothers (11 Turkish, 2 Albanian, 1 Spanish-Portuguese-German, and 1 Portuguese; M[subscript Age] = 36.92, SD[subscript Age] = 3.10) and 20 children (M[subscript Age] = 7.15; SD[subscript Age] = 1.84) participated in the pilot intervention. The intervention lasted 6 weeks and consisted of 3 training sessions for mothers and 3 self-learning phases with translated learning materials (videos and exercises) for mothers and their children. In a pre- and post-test, the mothers rated their children's executive functions and behavioral self-regulation. The mothers also rated their domain-specific self-efficacy in supporting children's self-regulation based on the intervention content. In addition, we assessed the acceptability of the pilot intervention based on interviews with 7 mothers. The participants strongly adhered to the intervention and reported an overall high level of acceptance. We found a significant increase in the mothers' domain-specific self-efficacy regarding self-regulation. Furthermore, we found positive and significant pre-post changes in most children's executive functions but not in behavioral self-regulation.
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  Data: Self-regulation--comprising behavioral and emotional regulation and cognitive processes (i.e., executive functions)--is pivotal for children's social development and achievement. Parents, especially mothers, can promote children's self-regulation, however, relevant parental interventions are scarce. Moreover, showing appropriate self-regulation strategies in different contexts can be challenging for collectivistic-oriented immigrant children living in individualistic-oriented countries. This study developed and investigated a pilot intervention for collectivistic-oriented immigrant mothers and their children, aged 5-11 years, living in Switzerland, aiming to improve the children's self-regulation and executive functions. Fifteen mothers (11 Turkish, 2 Albanian, 1 Spanish-Portuguese-German, and 1 Portuguese; M[subscript Age] = 36.92, SD[subscript Age] = 3.10) and 20 children (M[subscript Age] = 7.15; SD[subscript Age] = 1.84) participated in the pilot intervention. The intervention lasted 6 weeks and consisted of 3 training sessions for mothers and 3 self-learning phases with translated learning materials (videos and exercises) for mothers and their children. In a pre- and post-test, the mothers rated their children's executive functions and behavioral self-regulation. The mothers also rated their domain-specific self-efficacy in supporting children's self-regulation based on the intervention content. In addition, we assessed the acceptability of the pilot intervention based on interviews with 7 mothers. The participants strongly adhered to the intervention and reported an overall high level of acceptance. We found a significant increase in the mothers' domain-specific self-efficacy regarding self-regulation. Furthermore, we found positive and significant pre-post changes in most children's executive functions but not in behavioral self-regulation.
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