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<p>This pilot study investigated how childhood family environment and cumulative maltreatment may relate to the executive functioning (EF) of 100 college students who completed online questionnaires assessing childhood family environment, maltreatment history, and behavioral and cognitive EF. Difficulties in one EF domain were associated with greater difficulties in the other domain. When predicting EF difficulties, stepwise linear regression results indicated that the impact of family environment was diminished when cumulative maltreatment was considered, and that the impact of cumulative maltreatment was diminished when the other aspect of EF was considered. Mediation analyses suggested that one domain of EF may statistically mediate the impact of cumulative maltreatment on the other EF domain. Thus, professionals working with college students should recognize that positive family environments and cumulative maltreatment may contribute to EF difficulties, and that difficulties with one domain of EF may be associated with difficulties in the other domain.</p>

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Family environment, maltreatment history, and executive functioning difficulties in college students

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  • 发表日期：

    2026年4月23日

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  • Anna L. Weis,
  • Audrey N. Dana,
  • Kalie G. Leon,
  • Ariel Gershon,
  • Lourdes P. Dale

摘要

This pilot study investigated how childhood family environment and cumulative maltreatment may relate to the executive functioning (EF) of 100 college students who completed online questionnaires assessing childhood family environment, maltreatment history, and behavioral and cognitive EF. Difficulties in one EF domain were associated with greater difficulties in the other domain. When predicting EF difficulties, stepwise linear regression results indicated that the impact of family environment was diminished when cumulative maltreatment was considered, and that the impact of cumulative maltreatment was diminished when the other aspect of EF was considered. Mediation analyses suggested that one domain of EF may statistically mediate the impact of cumulative maltreatment on the other EF domain. Thus, professionals working with college students should recognize that positive family environments and cumulative maltreatment may contribute to EF difficulties, and that difficulties with one domain of EF may be associated with difficulties in the other domain.