Individual differences in children's
effortful control abilities, assessed using behavioral and parent rating measures, were negatively associated with child externalizing problems reported by mothers, fathers, and preschool teachers.
Not exact matches
Effortful control includes the
abilities to voluntarily manage attention and inhibit or activate behaviour as needed to adapt to the environment, especially when the child does not particularly want to do so.
Effortful control includes the
abilities to voluntarily manage attention and inhibit or activate behaviour as needed to adapt to the environment, especially when the child does not particularly want to do so.
Greater
ability to take «I» positions in relationships, along with lower emotional reactivity (ER) and attachment anxiety, were unique predictors of
effortful control.
Blair, C., 2007, Relating
effortful control, executive function, and false belief understanding to emerging math and literacy
ability in kindergarten, Child Development 78 (2): 647 ~ 663
The third dimension,
effortful control (self - regulation), represents the
ability to voluntarily regulate behavioral reactivity and attention, expressed by the inhibition of a dominant response and activation of a subdominant response [15].
Moreover, conscientiousness is positively correlated with
effortful control [30] and given their high
ability of suppressing a dominant response (anger and aggression) conscientious group members do not escalate relationship conflict in groups.