Effortful control as a mediator between contextual stressors and adjustment in Midwestern Latino youth.

Zoe E. Taylor; Blake L. Jones; Laura Y. Anaya; Carly D. Evich

doi:10.1037/lat0000091

Effortful control as a mediator between contextual stressors and adjustment in Midwestern Latino youth.

Journal of Latina/o Psychology ◽

10.1037/lat0000091 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 6 (3) ◽

pp. 248-257 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Zoe E. Taylor ◽

Blake L. Jones ◽

Laura Y. Anaya ◽

Carly D. Evich

Keyword(s):

Effortful Control ◽

Latino Youth

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Longitudinal Relations of Economic Hardship and Effortful Control to Active Coping in Latino Youth

Journal of Research on Adolescence ◽

10.1111/jora.12338 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 28 (2) ◽

pp. 396-411 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Zoe E. Taylor ◽

Keith F. Widaman ◽

Richard W. Robins

Keyword(s):

Effortful Control ◽

Latino Youth ◽

Economic Hardship ◽

Active Coping

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Associations Between Effortful Control, Cortisol Awakening Response, and Depressive Problems in Latino Preadolescents

The Journal of Early Adolescence ◽

10.1177/0272431618798509 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 39 (7) ◽

pp. 1050-1077

Author(s):

Zoe E. Taylor ◽

Carly D. Evich ◽

Kristine Marceau ◽

Nayantara Nair ◽

Blake L. Jones

Keyword(s):

Structural Equation Model ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Effortful Control ◽

Physiological State ◽

Self Regulation ◽

Latino Youth ◽

Equation Model ◽

Cortisol Awakening Response ◽

Physiological Regulation ◽

System Functioning

The present study examined associations between effortful control, a trait marker of self-regulation, adaptive hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) system functioning (as reflected by the cortisol awakening response [CAR]), and concurrent and longitudinal depressive problems, in a sample of preadolescent Latino youth ( N = 119, mean age = 11.53 years, 59% girls). We hypothesized that trait readiness for self-regulation (specifically effortful control) could be related to physiological state readiness for self-regulation (as measured using the Cortisol Awakening Response or CAR), and that both may counter depressive problems. We found that youth’s CAR was positively associated with effortful control, and negatively with youth depressive problems. Effortful control and youth depressive problems were also negatively associated. Longitudinal relations of CAR and effortful control on depressive problems at T2 were not significant in the structural equation model after controlling for T1 depressive problems, although these variables were significant in the bivariate correlations. Results suggest that both trait regulation and physiological regulation may counter depressive problems in Latino youth.

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Parenting Behaviors and Anxiety in Young Adults

Journal of Individual Differences ◽

10.1027/1614-0001/a000169 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 36 (3) ◽

pp. 170-176 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Erin N. Stevens ◽

Joseph R. Bardeen ◽

Kyle W. Murdock

Keyword(s):

Effortful Control ◽

Parenting Behaviors ◽

Protective Role ◽

Anxiety Symptoms ◽

Interactive Effects ◽

Parental Overprotection ◽

High Control ◽

Development Of Anxiety ◽

The Relationship

Parenting behaviors – specifically behaviors characterized by high control, intrusiveness, rejection, and overprotection – and effortful control have each been implicated in the development of anxiety pathology. However, little research has examined the protective role of effortful control in the relation between parenting and anxiety symptoms, specifically among adults. Thus, we sought to explore the unique and interactive effects of parenting and effortful control on anxiety among adults (N = 162). Results suggest that effortful control uniquely contributes to anxiety symptoms above and beyond that of any parenting behavior. Furthermore, effortful control acted as a moderator of the relationship between parental overprotection and anxiety, such that overprotection is associated with anxiety only in individuals with lower levels of effortful control. Implications for potential prevention and intervention efforts which specifically target effortful control are discussed. These findings underscore the importance of considering individual differences in self-regulatory abilities when examining associations between putative early-life risk factors, such as parenting, and anxiety symptoms.

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