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Cole, Pamela M.; Tan, Patricia Z.; Hall, Sarah E.; Zhang, Yiyun; Crnic, Keith A.; Blair, Clancy B.; Li, Runze – Developmental Psychology, 2011
Being able to wait is an essential part of self-regulation. In the present study, the authors examined the developmental course of changes in the latency to and duration of target-waiting behaviors by following 65 boys and 55 girls from rural and semirural economically strained homes from ages 18 months to 48 months. Age-related changes in latency…
Descriptors: Children, Psychological Patterns, Cognitive Development, Attention
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Houltberg, Benjamin J.; Henry, Carolyn S.; Morris, Amanda Sheffield – Family Relations, 2012
This study examined the protective nature of youth reports of family interactions in relation to perceived exposure to violence and anger regulation in 84 children and early adolescents (mean age of 10.5; 7-15 years old) primarily from ethnic minority groups and living in high-risk communities in a large southwestern city. Path analysis and…
Descriptors: Prevention, Path Analysis, Minority Groups, Economically Disadvantaged
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Gibson, Chris L.; Sullivan, Christopher J.; Jones, Shayne; Piquero, Alex R. – Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, 2010
Although individuals low in self-control are more likely to engage in antisocial and criminal behavior, few studies have investigated its sources. Gottfredson and Hirschi argue that primary caregivers are largely responsible, whereas Wikstrom and Sampson contend that self-control is partially a function of neighborhood context. Using data from the…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Caregivers, Children, Self Control
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Deater-Deckard, Kirby; Petrill, Stephen A.; Thompson, Lee A. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2007
Background: Individual differences in conduct problems arise in part from proneness to anger/frustration and poor self-regulation of behavior. However, the genetic and environmental etiology of these connections is not known. Method: Using a twin design, we examined genetic and environmental covariation underlying the well-documented correlations…
Descriptors: Twins, Behavior Problems, Persistence, Economically Disadvantaged
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Fick, Ana Correa; Thomas, Sarah Moody – Youth & Society, 1995
Examines the relationship between violence exposure and experimentation with cigarettes and alcohol, intentions to use cigarettes and alcohol, health locus of control, and health values. Responses from 110 inner-city children and adolescents ages 10 to 13 years show cigarette use positively associated with violence. Control scales were negatively…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Development, Behavioral Science Research