ERIC Number: EJ1070554
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Publication Date: 2015
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Boys Might Catch Up, Family Influences Continue: Influences on Behavioral Self-Regulation in Children from an Affluent Region in Germany before School Entry
Gunzenhauser, Catherine; von Suchodoletz, Antje
Early Education and Development, v26 n5-6 p645-662 2015
Research Findings: Behavioral self-regulation is crucial for school success. Although behavioral self-regulation typically grows rapidly during the preschool period, children in this age group vary widely in their behavioral self-regulation capacities. The present study investigated 3 potential determinants of growth rates in behavioral self-regulation in children from an affluent region in Germany: family educational resources, child gender, and child negative affectivity. Using a longitudinal design, we observed children (N = 60) during the last 2 years before school entry. Children from families with relatively fewer educational resources started off with a lower level of behavioral self-regulation and did not catch up with their more advantaged peers. Boys showed poorer initial behavioral self-regulation than girls, but their gains in behavioral self-regulation were greater over time compared to girls'. Negative affectivity influenced neither the initial level of nor growth in behavioral self-regulation. Practice or Policy: The present findings suggest that even in a relatively affluent region differences in families' educational resources influence children's behavioral self-regulation trajectories. At least in the German context, early interventions to facilitate behavioral self-regulation in children from families with comparatively fewer educational resources should be a focus of policies attempting to reduce achievement gaps.
Descriptors: Self Control, Foreign Countries, Child Behavior, Family Influence, Family Characteristics, Educational Resources, Gender Differences, Affective Behavior, Longitudinal Studies, Observation, Young Children, Socioeconomic Influences, Questionnaires, Check Lists, Statistical Analysis, Monte Carlo Methods, Markov Processes, Bayesian Statistics
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Germany
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