Commonalities and Differences in the Research on Children’s Effortful Control and Executive Function: A Call for an Integrated Model of Self‐Regulation

Child Development Perspectives - Tập 6 Số 2 - Trang 112-121 - 2012
Qing Zhou1, Stephen H. Chen1, Alexandra Main1
1University of California, Berkeley

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Abstract— Effortful control (EC) and executive function (EF) are 2 constructs related to children’s self‐regulation that have historically been the subject of research in separate fields, with EC primarily the focus of temperament research and EF the focus of cognitive neuroscience and clinical psychology. This article selectively reviews and compares the EC and EF literature. The review indicates considerable similarities and overlaps in the definitions, core components, and measurement of EC and EF. Differences between the 2 literatures seem to primarily reflect differences in research focus as influenced by each field’s “tradition” rather than “real” differences in EC and EF as developmental constructs. Thus, developing an integrated theory of self‐regulation encompassing the EC and EF perspectives is critical for reducing overlap and confusion in future research. The article provides a number of recommendations on how to integrate the theory and methodology of EC and EF in future research for (a) the components and organization of self‐regulation, (b) the relation of self‐regulation to children’s adaptive functions, (c) the neurological basis of self‐regulation and its development, and (d) the development and evaluation of interventions targeting children’s self‐regulation.

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Child Development Perspectives

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