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Hanania, Rima; Smith, Linda B. – Developmental Science, 2010
We review and relate two literatures on the development of attention in children: one concerning flexible attention switching and the other concerning selective attention. The first is a growing literature on preschool children's performances in an attention-switching task indicating that children become more flexible in their attentional control…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Attention, Preschool Children, Self Control
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Busch, Holger; Hofer, Jan – Developmental Psychology, 2012
In 2 separate studies, the idea is tested that the positive association between self-regulatory capacities and well-being is partly explained by the positive effect self-regulation has on the successful resolution of developmental crises in Eriksonian terms. In Study 1, attentional control, intimacy, and subjective well-being are assessed in 177…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Well Being, Intimacy, Young Adults