title: Psychological Disorders and Ecological Factors Affect the Development of Executive Functions: Some Perspectives.
abstract: The links between deficits in executive functions (EFs) (e.g., mental flexibility, inhibition capacities, etc.) and some psychological disorders (e.g., anxiety and depressive disorders) have been investigated in the past decades or so. Observations evidenced that some deficits in working memory, planning, and mental flexibility were highly correlated with anxiety and depressive disorders. The majority of studies focused on adults' population, whereas it seems important to adopt a developmental perspective to fully understand the dynamic relation of these EF/psychological disorders. We suggest to focus on the following two axes in future research: (i) relations between EF and anxiety traits through development and (ii) the possible role of external factors such as parent-child relationships on the development of EF.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire EvaCliPsy (EA CLIPSYD 4430), Université Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense , Nanterre , France.
authors.forename: Rafika
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zebdi
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire Paragraphe (EA 349), Université Paris 8 Vincennes-Saint-Denis , Saint-Denis , France.
authors.forename: Louise
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Goyet
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire CHArt (EA 4004), Université Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense , Nanterre , France.
authors.forename: Charlotte
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pinabiaux
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire Ethologie, Cognition, Développement, Université Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense , Nanterre , France.
authors.forename: Bahia
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Guellaï
keywords: children; development; executive functions; parenting; psychological disorders