Effortful control in "hot" and "cool" tasks differentially predicts children's behavior problems and academic performance

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 43-56

  Kim, Sanghag ^a   Nordling, Jamie Koenig ^a   Yoon, Jeung Eun ^a   Boldt, Lea J ^a   Kochanska, Grazyna ^a  

^a University of Iowa   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic performance; Behavior problems; Effortful control

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMOTION; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ACHIEVEMENT; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 84872395262     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-012-9661-4     Document Type: Article

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