Children's Effortful Control and Academic Competence: Mediation through School Liking

doi:10.1353/mpq.2007.0006

Children's Effortful Control and Academic Competence: Mediation through School Liking

Merrill-Palmer Quarterly ◽

10.1353/mpq.2007.0006 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 53 (1) ◽

pp. 1-25 ◽

Cited By ~ 79

Keyword(s):

Effortful Control ◽

Academic Competence ◽

School Liking

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Prediction of children's academic competence from their effortful control, relationships, and classroom participation.

Journal of Educational Psychology ◽

10.1037/0022-0663.100.1.67 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 100 (1) ◽

pp. 67-77 ◽

Cited By ~ 220

Author(s):

Carlos Valiente ◽

Kathryn Lemery-Chalfant ◽

Jodi Swanson ◽

Mark Reiser

Keyword(s):

Effortful Control ◽

Academic Competence ◽

Classroom Participation

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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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