ReviewClinical child and family psychology review2019
Measuring Young Children's Executive Function and Self-Regulation in Classrooms and Other Real-World Settings.
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- A meta-analysis of the validity of the Head-Toes-Knees-Shoulders task in predicting young children's academic performance.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Pooled it
- Inhibitory Control in Autism Spectrum Disorders: Meta-analyses on Indirect and Direct Measures.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2022Pooled it
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- Occupational therapists, self-regulation, and primary schools: A scoping review.Australian occupational therapy journal · 2026Article
- The association between cognitive flexibility and creativity across childhood and adolescence: a scoping review.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- Executive Function from Observation and Reflection Tool (EFFORT): Validation of a Culturally Adaptable and Publicly Available Item Bank in Seven Countries.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- The case for contextually grounded executive function measurement.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026Article
- Mapping the Relationship Between Core Executive Functions and Mind Wandering in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review.Journal of Intelligence · 2026Review
- Measurement of executive functioning in pre-school aged children in India: a scoping review.Current psychology (New Brunswick, N.J.) · 2026Article
- HTKS measure of executive function and self-regulation: two decades of progress in early childhood measurement.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Review
- The cultural construction of "executive function".Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025Article
- Performance- and report-based measures of executive function as predictors of children's academic skills.Neuropsychology · 2025Article
- A short executive functioning questionnaire in the context of early childhood screening: psychometric properties.Child neuropsychology : a journal on normal and abnormal development in childhood and adolescence · 2025Article
- Links between socioeconomic position and cognitive and behavioral regulation in adolescence: The role of pubertal development.Journal of research on adolescence : the official journal of the Society for Research on Adolescence · 2024Article
- Socioeconomic Status and Childhood Executive Function: Differing Conceptualizations, Diverse Assessments, and Decontextualized Investigations.Integrative psychological & behavioral science · 2024Review
- Effect of the Partners in Play Intervention on Parents' Autonomy-Supportive Guiding Behaviour and Children's Self-Regulation.Brain sciences · 2024Article
- Assessing basic motor competences, physical fitness, and executive function in 4-5-year-old children: a longitudinal study in a primary care setting.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2024Article
- Principles for Adapting Assessments of Executive Function across Cultural Contexts.Brain sciences · 2024Review
- The Protective Effects of Parent-Child Emotion Dialogues for Preschoolers Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence.Attachment & human development · 2023Article
- Predictive Validity of the NIH Toolbox Executive Function Measures with Developmental Extensions from Early Childhood to Third Grade Achievement.Developmental neuropsychology · 2023Article
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Abstract
A number of different approaches are currently used for assessing young children's executive function (EF) and self-regulation (SR) skills. Nevertheless, guidance for stakeholders aiming to assess EF and SR in real-world settings (e.g., preschool classrooms) is currently lacking. In the present article, I review the properties, strengths, and weaknesses of three common approaches to EF and SR measurement: direct assessments, adult reports, and observational tools. Building on this general review, I next highlight several considerations specific to EF and SR measurement of young children in everyday contexts. In particular, I consider the ecological validity, interpretability, and scalability of each approach to EF and SR measurement, concluding with future directions for research.
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