Less
effortful control at ages 3 and 6 predicted smaller relative decreases in externalizing behavior at 6 and 10, respectively.
Elevated maternal distress was associated with less inductive discipline and maternal warmth, which in turn were associated with less
effortful control at age 3 but not at age 6.
High levels of negative affect and low levels of
effortful control at age 3 were statistical predictors of ODD levels at age 5, and this relationship was also moderated by paternal anxiety and depression.
Not exact matches
Child
Effortful Control, Teacher - student Relationships, and Achievement in Academically
At - risk Children: Additive and Interactive Effects.
Engaging in constructive, pro-relationship behaviors — like biting your tongue when your partner snaps
at you, or discussing difficult issues in a calm and constructive manner — are
effortful acts that require greater self -
control compared to more selfish or destructive behaviors.3 Unfortunately, self -
control is a limited resource that becomes depleted through use, making further acts of self -
control all the more difficult.4 Self -
control is like a muscle that can become fatigued over time, or a gas tank that is eventually emptied.
This term refers to a special class of self - regulatory processes that develop with the maturation of attentional mechanisms, particularly the anterior attention system.16 Although it is believed that
effortful control begins to emerge
at the end of the first year of life, its development continues
at least through the preschool years, and again, is a likely candidate process in the development of childhood psychopathology.
At the fine - grained level of analysis, all components of
effortful control (attentional shifting, attentional focusing, and inhibitory
control) were related to fewer parent - reported ODD - related problems.
Relations of positive and negative expressivity and
effortful control to kindergarteners» student — teacher relationship, academic engagement, and externalizing problems
at school.
At child age 5, higher levels of paternal depression and anxiety increased the effect of low
effortful control on ODD.