Examining the effectiveness of a video-based parent–child program on executive functions for children 5 to 6 years old: A randomized controlled trial

Yi Hung Eva LAU, Xiaoyuan WU, Carrey Tik Sze SIU, Kate E. WILLIAMS, Alfredo BAUTISTA ARELLANO

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Abstract

This study evaluates the effectiveness of the Parent–child Brain Camp, a 4-week video-based executive functions (EFs) training program for children ages 5–6, through a randomized controlled trial with a pre- and post-test design with 173 Hong Kong children (intervention ni = 79, 48.7% girls, Mage = 69.16 months; control n = 94, 56.4% girls, Mage = 68.58 months) in 2022. Results from the two-way mixed ANOVA revealed that while the main effect of the Group was not significant, the main effect of Time (ηp2 = 0.232) and the Time × Group interaction effect (ηp2 = 0.038) were significant, with the intervention group demonstrating greater improvements in EFs compared to the control group. Copyright © 2024 The Author(s).

Original languageEnglish
JournalChild Development
Early online dateDec 2024
DOIs
Publication statusE-pub ahead of print - Dec 2024

Citation

Lau, E. Y. H., Wu, X.-Y., Siu, C. T. S., Williams, K. E., & Bautista, A. (2024). Examining the effectiveness of a video-based parent–child program on executive functions for children 5 to 6 years old: A randomized controlled trial. Child Development. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.14208

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