ERIC Number: EJ1169016
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Publication Date: 2018-Mar
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ISSN: ISSN-0165-0254
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The Development of Emotional and Behavioral Self-Regulation and Their Effects on Academic Achievement in Childhood
Edossa, Ashenafi Kassahun; Schroeders, Ulrich; Weinert, Sabine; Artelt, Cordula
International Journal of Behavioral Development, v42 n2 p192-202 Mar 2018
Self-regulation is an essential ability of children to cope with various developmental challenges. This study examines the developmental interplay between emotional and behavioral self-regulation during childhood and the relationship with academic achievement using data from the longitudinal Millennium Cohort Study (UK). Using cross-lagged panel analyses, we found that emotional and behavioral self-regulation were separate and stable constructs. In addition, both emotional and behavioral self-regulation had positive cross-lagged effects from ages 3 to 7. At an early developmental stage (ages 3 to 5), emotional regulation affected behavioral regulation more strongly than later developmental stages. However, the difference between the reciprocal effects was small from ages 5 to 7. Moreover, behavioral regulation during the third year of primary education (age 7) had a substantial and positive effect on teachers' evaluations of educational achievement during the last year of primary school (age 11). In contrast, emotional self-regulation only had a small indirect and positive effect via behavioral self-regulation. The current study suggests the structure of self-regulation was multidimensional and its facets are mutually dependent in the child's development. In order to gain a complete picture of the development of self-regulation and its effect on educational achievement, the facets emotional and behavioral regulation should both be studied in concert.
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Self Control, Young Children, Teacher Evaluation, Child Development, Longitudinal Studies, Foreign Countries, Affective Behavior, Behavior Development, Emotional Development, Primary Education, Statistical Analysis, Behavior Problems, Child Behavior, Questionnaires, Screening Tests, Socioeconomic Status, Maximum Likelihood Statistics
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Primary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom
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