ArticleDevelopmental psychology2016
The development of self-regulation across early childhood.
Article in Developmental psychology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 154 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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154 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- A systematic review of self-regulation measures in children: Exploring characteristics and psychometric properties.PloS one · 2024Pooled it
- Multi-level meta-analysis of whether fostering creativity during physical activity interventions increases their impact on cognitive and academic outcomes during childhood.Scientific reports · 2023Pooled it
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- Parent-Child influences on child eating self-regulation and weight in early childhood: A systematic review.Appetite · 2022Pooled it
- Executive function and effortful control-Similar and different evidence from big data analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Pooled it
- Strengthening Executive Function and Self-Regulation Through Teacher-Student Interaction in Preschool and Primary School Children: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Pooled it
- Getting an Active Start: Assessing the Impact of a Physical Literacy-Based Intervention on Preschool-Aged Children's Fundamental Movement Skills, Motor Competency and Behavioral Self-Regulation.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Trial
- Adaption and implementation of the engage programme within the early childhood curriculum.Scientific reports · 2022Trial
- A Mobile App to Increase Fruit and Vegetable Acceptance Among Finnish and Polish Preschoolers: Randomized Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2022Trial
- Weight-related quality of life and temperament as predictors and moderators of outcomes among treatment-seeking, low-income, ethnically diverse children with obesity.Translational behavioral medicine · 2020Trial
- A Family Focused Intervention Influences Hippocampal-Prefrontal Connectivity Through Gains in Self-Regulation.Child development · 2019Trial
- Long-term legacy of parents' secure base script knowledge: Cascading implications for family relationships and children's positive development.Developmental psychology · 2026Article
- Diverging Paths: Heterogeneity in Early Childhood Executive Function Development in Chile.Brain sciences · 2026Article
- Intra-Individual Variability in Children's Self-Regulation in Kindergarten Classrooms: An Observational Study.Developmental science · 2026Observational
- Pretense and Executive Function: Testing the Roles of Representational Hierarchical Complexity and Embodiment.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Trajectories of self-regulation in childhood and reward processing in adolescence.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2026Article
- Who Influences Whom? Examining Self-Control and Delinquent Peer Dynamics among Justice-Involved Youth.Journal of youth and adolescence · 2026Article
- Occupational therapists, self-regulation, and primary schools: A scoping review.Australian occupational therapy journal · 2026Article
- Early Reward Learning and the Origins of Obesity: Food, Non-Food Reward, and Developing Self-Regulation.Current obesity reports · 2026Review
- Physical Activity and the Development of Self-Regulation in Early Childhood: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of Intelligence · 2026Review
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Abstract
The development of early childhood self-regulation is often considered an early life marker for later life successes. Yet little longitudinal research has evaluated whether there are different trajectories of self-regulation development across children. This study investigates the development of behavioral self-regulation between the ages of 3 and 7 years, with a direct focus on possible heterogeneity in the developmental trajectories, and a set of potential indicators that distinguish unique behavioral self-regulation trajectories. Across 3 diverse samples, 1,386 children were assessed on behavioral self-regulation from preschool through first grade. Results indicated that majority of children develop self-regulation rapidly during early childhood, and that children follow 3 distinct developmental patterns of growth. These 3 trajectories were distinguishable based on timing of rapid gains, as well as child gender, early language skills, and maternal education levels. Findings highlight early developmental differences in how self-regulation unfolds, with implications for offering individualized support across children. (PsycINFO Database Record
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