Exploring dimensionality of effortful control using hot and cool tasks in a sample of preschool children

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 33-47

  Allan, Nicholas P ^a   Lonigan, Christopher J ^a,b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academics; Confirmatory factor analysis; Effortful control; Externalizing; Preschool children; Structural equation modeling

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; TEMPERAMENT;

CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOLOGY, CHILD; SEX FACTORS; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 84893584904     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2013.11.013     Document Type: Article

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