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Understanding How and Why Effortful Control Moderates Children's Vulnerability to Interparental Conflict
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Thompson, Morgan J.; Davies, Patrick T.; Hentges, Rochelle F.; Sturge-Apple, Melissa L.; Parry, Lucia Q. – Developmental Psychology, 2020
This study examined the moderating role of effortful control in the association between interparental conflict and externalizing problems in a diverse sample of preschool children (N = 243; M age = 4.60 years). Using a multimethod, multi-informant, prospective design, findings indicated that the relation between interparental conflict and…
Descriptors: Self Control, Correlation, Interpersonal Relationship, Parents
Personality Development from Age 2 to 33: Stability and Change in Ego Resiliency and Ego Control and Associations with Adult Adaptation
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Syed, Moin; Eriksson, Py Liv; Frisén, Ann; Hwang, C. Philip; Lamb, Michael E. – Developmental Psychology, 2020
The purpose of this study was to examine the developmental course and implications of the personality metatraits ego resiliency and ego control across the first 3 decades of life. The sample consisted of 139 participants who were assessed 9 times between ages 2 and 33. Participants completed measures of ego resiliency, ego control, Big Five…
Descriptors: Child Development, Adolescent Development, Individual Development, Personality Traits
Self-Regulation as Predictor of Development of Problem Behaviors: Implications for Education
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Shi, Qinxin; Kestian, Jade; Liew, Jeffrey; Woltering, Steven – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2017
Self-regulation is increasingly considered as an important factor for child development. The present, nine-year, longitudinal study (N = 782) examines two components of self-regulation as predictors of later disciplinary status, anti-social involvement, and experiences with victimization. The teacher rating of self-regulation was identified as a…
Descriptors: Self Control, Self Management, Child Development, Predictor Variables
Preschoolers' Self-Regulation Moderates Relations between Mothers' Representations and Children's Adjustment to School
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Sher-Censor, Efrat; Khafi, Tamar Y.; Yates, Tuppett M. – Developmental Psychology, 2016
Consistent with models of environmental sensitivity (Pluess, 2015), research suggests that the effects of parents' behaviors on child adjustment are stronger among children who struggle to regulate their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors compared with children with better self-regulation. This study extended prior research by assessing maternal…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Mothers, Self Control, Self Management