Individual differences in the development of self-regulation during pre-adolescence: Connections to context and adjustment

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 57-69

  King, Kevin M ^a   Lengua, Liliana J ^a   Monahan, Kathryn C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Adjustment; Effortful control; Growth curve modeling; Impulsivity; Self regulation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDER; IMPULSIVENESS; INDIVIDUALITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL CONTROL;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDERS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; INDIVIDUALITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL;

EID: 84872397762     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-012-9665-0     Document Type: Article

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