Anger Regulation in Disadvantaged Preschool Boys: Strategies, Antecedents, and the Development of Self-Control.

Gilliom, Miles; Shaw, Daniel S.; Beck, Joy E.; Schonberg, Michael A.; Lukon, JoElla L.

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Publication Date: 2002

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Anger Regulation in Disadvantaged Preschool Boys: Strategies, Antecedents, and the Development of Self-Control.

Gilliom, Miles; Shaw, Daniel S.; Beck, Joy E.; Schonberg, Michael A.; Lukon, JoElla L.

Developmental Psychology, v38 n2 p222-35 Mar 2002

Examined relation of emotional regulation strategies to angry affect during a frustration task in a sample of low-income boys. Found that shifting attention away from sources of frustration and seeking information about situation constraints were associated with decreased anger, and secure attachment and positive maternal control correlated with effective regulatory strategies. (JPB)

Descriptors: Anger, Behavior Development, Child Behavior, Economically Disadvantaged, Emotional Development, Males, Mothers, Parent Influence, Self Control

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Language: English

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