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Proximal and distal predictors of self-regulatory change in children aged 4 to 7years
BMC Pediatrics, Vol.20, pp.1-9
2020
PMID: 32423394
Abstract
BackgroundGrowth in early self-regulation skills has been linked to positive health, wellbeing, and achievement trajectories across the lifespan. While individual studies have documented specific influences on self-regulation competencies in early childhood, few have modelled a comprehensive range of predictors of self-regulation change across health, development, and environment simultaneously. This study aimed to examine the concurrent associations among a range of proximal and distal influences on change in children's self-regulation skills over 2years from age 4-5years.MethodsData from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (N=4983) were used in a structural equation model, predicting a multi-source composite measure of self-regulation at each of 4-5years and 6-7years. By controlling for earlier self-regulation and covariates, the model examined the relative contributions of a comprehensive range of variables to self-regulation change including health, development, educational, home environment, time-use, and neighbourhood characteristics.ResultsThe significant predictors of children's self-regulation growth across 4 to 7years were fewer behavioural sleep problems, higher gross motor and pre-academic skills, lower levels of maternal and paternal angry parenting, and lower levels of financial hardship. There were also marginal effects for high-quality home learning environments and child-educator relationships.ConclusionFindings suggest that if we are to successfully foster children's self-regulation skills, interventionists would do well to operate not only on children's current capacities but also key aspects of their surrounding context.
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- Title
- Proximal and distal predictors of self-regulatory change in children aged 4 to 7years
- Authors
- Kate E. Williams (Corresponding Author) - Queensland University of TechnologySteven J. Howard (Author) - University of Wollongong
- Publication details
- BMC Pediatrics, Vol.20, pp.1-9
- Publisher
- BioMed Central Ltd.
- Date published
- 2020
- DOI
- 10.1186/s12887-020-02133-6
- ISSN
- 1471-2431
- PMID
- 32423394
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- Organisation Unit
- School of Education and Tertiary Access
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99990897002621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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