Effortful control and child well-being

The present study examined the contribution of effortful control to child well-being in early, preschool and school years (N = 302). Effortful control was measured by the behavioral multitask batteries developed by G. Kochanska and colleagues, and parental questionnaires developed by M. Rothbart and colleagues; child well-being was measured by the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire, Huebner’s Student’s Life Satisfaction Scale and schoolchildren’s academic achievement. The results showed that parent-reported effortful control was a predictor of prosocial behavior, externalizing, internalizing, and impact on the child’s life; observational measure of effortful control had a protective effect for externalizing problems. Among the components of effortful control, parent-reported inhibitory control and attention focusing, and observational measure of delaying capacity contributed to child well-being. For schoolchildren, parent-reported activation control predicted prosocial behavior and lower peer problems, and observational measure of suppressing/initiating activity predicted child life satisfaction. The findings indicate the importance of effortful control for Russian child well-being.

Keywords

Effortful control, well-being, children, behavioral multitask batteries, parent questionnaires

Acknowledgment

The work is executed at financial support of Russian scientific Foundation (project No. 16-18-00003).

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08.06.2019

Publication date

04.09.2019

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GOST	Slobodskaya E., Kozlova E., Bairova N., Petrenko E., Leto I. Effortful control and child well-being // Psikhologicheskii zhurnal – 2019. – V. 40. – issue 5 C. 62-73 [Electronic resource]. URL: https://psy.jes.su/S020595920005450-1-1 (circulation date: 26.04.2024). DOI: 10.31857/S020595920005450-1
MLA	Slobodskaya, E., Kozlova, E., Bairova, N., Petrenko, E., Leto, Irina "Effortful control and child well-being." Psikhologicheskii zhurnal 40.5 (2019):62-73. DOI: 10.31857/S020595920005450-1
APA	Slobodskaya E., Kozlova E., Bairova N., Petrenko E., Leto I. (2019). Effortful control and child well-being. Psikhologicheskii zhurnal 40(5), pp.62-73 DOI: 10.31857/S020595920005450-1

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