Early antecedents of childhood impulsivity: The role of parent-child interaction, cognitive competence, and temperament

Olson, Sheryl L.; Bates, John E.; Bayles, Kathryn A.

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“…In particular, clear, consistent limit setting in the presence of noncompliance and scaffolding of children's behaviors, that is, responsiveness to negative affect together with facilitation of child autonomy, predicted relative increases in effortful control. Although previous studies have shown that sensitive, warm, and responsive parenting predict the development of self-regulation (Block & Block, 1980;Olson et al, 1990;Kochanska et al, 2000;Eisenberg, Zhou, et al, 2003) these maternal behaviors were not examined independently of other aspects of parenting such as limit setting and scaffolding. In addition, variables labeled as sensitivity might share aspects of limit setting and scaffolding as assessed in this study.…”

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“…Measures of adaptive, sensitive, or warm parenting have been shown to predict effortful control (Eisenberg, Zhou et al, 2003) and related constructs such as ego-control (Block & Block, 1980) and impulsivity (Olson, Bates, & Bayles, 1990). Maternal responsiveness when children were 22 months old predicted the development of effortful control from 22-to 33-months (Kochanska et al, 2000).…”

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Contextual risk and parenting as predictors of effortful control and social competence in preschool children

Lengua

Honorado

Bush

2007

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology

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Using a short-term longitudinal design (6 months), this study examined cumulative contextual risk as a predictor of effortful control (EC) and social competence in a community sample of children (N = 80, ages 33-40 months at time 1). Maternal parenting was examined as a mediator of contextual risk. EC was assessed using laboratory tasks, and parenting was assessed using observational ratings. Time 1 contextual risk was negatively related to time 2 EC after controlling for time 1 EC. Mothers' limit setting and scaffolding predicted higher time 2 EC and accounted for the effect of contextual risk. Time 1 EC, contextual risk, and parenting predicted time 2 social competence, and contextual risk had an indirect effect on social competence through parenting. Results suggest that contextual risk predicts smaller relative increases in EC and that parenting accounts for this effect. Knowledge of the factors that divert or promote effortful control can provide targets for intervention to enhance effortful control abilities and better adjustment.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Contextual risk and parenting as predictors of effortful control and social competence in preschool children

Lengua

Honorado

Bush

2007

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology

367

327

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“…Given that children with behavior concerns elicit increased direction and control from adults (Olson, Bates, & Bayles, 1990;Winsler, 1998), teachers may unnecessarily ask children to be quiet in classrooms out of fear that such speech coming from difficult-to-manage children will lead to problem behavior. Teacher training and professional development efforts could thus focus on helping teachers avoid such a conclusion and suggest that teachers increase their tolerance level for children's non-disruptive overt private speech use in the classroom.…”

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“Should I let them talk?”: Private speech and task performance among preschool children with and without behavior problems

Winsler

Manfra

Díaz

2007

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

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“…Empirical studies on this topic have also highlighted the role of maternal warmth, sensitivity, and disciplinary strategies as predictors of self-regulation (e.g., Eisenberg, Cumberland, & Spinrad, 1998;Eisenberg et al, 2001Eisenberg et al, , 2003Emde, Biringen, Clyman, & Oppenheim, 1991;Olson, Bates, & Bayles, 1990). Children with warm, sensitive parents are more likely to be …”

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A conceptual model for the development of externalizing behavior problems among kindergarten children of alcoholic families: Role of parenting and children's self-regulation.

Eiden¹,

Edwards²,

Leonard³

2007

Developmental Psychology

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The purpose of this study was to test a conceptual model predicting children's externalizing behavior problems in kindergarten in a sample of children with alcoholic (n = 130) and nonalcoholic (n = 97) parents. The model examined the role of parents' alcohol diagnoses, depression, and antisocial behavior at 12-18 months of child age in predicting parental warmth/sensitivity at 2 years of child age. Parental warmth/sensitivity at 2 years was hypothesized to predict children's self-regulation at 3 years (effortful control and internalization of rules), which in turn was expected to predict externalizing behavior problems in kindergarten. Structural equation modeling was largely supportive of this conceptual model. Fathers' alcohol diagnosis at 12-18 months was associated with lower maternal and paternal warmth/sensitivity at 2 years. Lower maternal warmth/sensitivity was longitudinally predictive of lower child self-regulation at 3 years, which in turn was longitudinally predictive of higher externalizing behavior problems in kindergarten, after controlling for prior behavior problems. There was a direct association between parents' depression and children's externalizing behavior problems. Results indicate that one pathway to higher externalizing behavior problems among children of alcoholics may be via parenting and self-regulation in the toddler to preschool years. Keywordsalcoholism; parenting; self-regulation; externalizing behavior problems It is now well established that children of alcoholic parents are at increased risk for interpersonal and behavior problems, psychiatric disturbances, substance abuse (including early onset of alcohol use), and developmental trajectories of persistent alcohol problems (Chassin, Flora, & King, 2004;Jackson, Sher, & Wood, 2000;Jacob & Windle, 2000). Researchers have speculated that one pathway to later substance abuse disorders among children of alcoholics is through higher incidence of behavior problems or behavioral undercontrol, characterized by higher aggression, impulsivity, and sensation seeking (Sher, 1991). This model has been supported by empirical evidence indicating that children of alcoholic fathers have higher ratesCorrespondence concerning this article should be addressed to Rina D. Eiden, 1021 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14203. E-mail: E-mail: eiden@ria.buffalo.edu. of externalizing behavior problems and behavioral undercontrol (e.g., Blackson, 1994;DeLucia, Belz, & Chassin, 2001;Edwards, Eiden, Colder, & Leonard, 2006;Jacob & Windle, 2000). However, with the exception of recent reports from the Michigan Longitudinal Study (e.g., Loukas, Zucker, Fitzgerald, & Krull, 2003), few studies have investigated the mediational pathways explaining the association between parental alcohol problems and children's externalizing behavior problems using longitudinal data. Two important mediators of this association that have been implicated in studies using other high-risk samples are children's self-regulatory abilities and lower parental warmth/sensitivity. NIH Publi...

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Early antecedents of childhood impulsivity: The role of parent-child interaction, cognitive competence, and temperament

Abstract: This prospective longitudinal investigation examined early mother-child interaction as a predictor of childrenThe emergence of self-regulation is one of the most significant developmental landmarks of the early childhood period

Cited by 173 publications

References 32 publications

Contextual risk and parenting as predictors of effortful control and social competence in preschool children

Contextual risk and parenting as predictors of effortful control and social competence in preschool children

“Should I let them talk?”: Private speech and task performance among preschool children with and without behavior problems

A conceptual model for the development of externalizing behavior problems among kindergarten children of alcoholic families: Role of parenting and children's self-regulation.

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