Maternal Executive Functioning Correlates with Negative Parenting Behavior Beyond Parent Psychopathology

The association of maternal executive functioning (EF) with positive and negative parenting behavior was examined. Maternal EF was inversely related to positive parenting; this relationship was attenuated with control of parent psychopathology. Conversely, worse EF was positively associated with negative parenting even with subsequent control of parent ADHD and depression.