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. 2026 Sep 4;17:1934713. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1934713

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Path analysis diagram showing standardized coefficients among parenting stress, parent–child interaction quality, executive function, and preschool children’s screen dependence. Parenting stress is negatively associated with parent–child interaction quality (−0.417) and executive function (−0.312), and positively associated with screen dependence (0.255). Parent–child interaction quality is positively associated with executive function (0.232) and negatively associated with screen dependence (−0.129). Executive function is negatively associated with screen dependence (−0.307). All displayed paths are statistically significant at p < 0.001. — Standardized path coefficients for the chain mediation model. ***p < 0.001.