Factor structure of self-regulation in preschoolers: Testing models of a field-based assessment for predicting early school readiness

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 386-404

  Denham, Susanne A ^a   Warren Khot, Heather K ^a   Bassett, Hideko Hamada ^a   Wyatt, Todd ^a,b   Perna, Alyssa ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Outside The Classroom   (United States)

Author keywords

Confirmatory factor analysis; Latent construct; Preschool; School readiness; Self regulation; SEM

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SCHOOL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84855418309     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2011.10.002     Document Type: Article

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