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| Research article summary (published 29 Apr 2002): |
Early developmental precursors of impulsive and inattentive behavior: from infancy to middle childhood.
Full Abstract
BACKGROUND:
We examined infancy and toddler-age precursors of impulsivity and inattention in school-age children. Children (50 boys, 39 girls) had been participants since infancy in the Bloomington Longitudinal Study.
METHOD:
Individual differences in children's self-regulatory competence were assessed at 8 years of age, using laboratory tests and observations of three central constructs:
Inhibitory Control, Behavioral Control, and Attentional Disengagement.
RESULTS:
We found that measures of caregiver-child interaction, child temperament, and child cognitive competence during the toddler period significantly predicted variations in children's later impulsive functioning. However, the strength of these relationships, and the type and combination of significant risk factors, were differentially patterned in relation to specific subtypes of later child impulsivity.
CONCLUSIONS:
These data provide further evidence for the multidimensional nature of child impulsivity, and they highlight the importance of examining toddler-age precursors of children's later self-regulatory competence.
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Author information
Author/s: Olson, Sheryl L (SL); Bates, John E (JE); Sandy, James M (JM); Schilling, Elizabeth M (EM);
Affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109, USA. slolson(-atsign-)umich.edu
Grants: MH28018 (Agency:United States NIMH) ; MH38605 (Agency:United States NIMH)
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
Journal: Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines (J Child Psychol Psychiatry), published in England. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2002-May; vol 43 (issue 4) : pp 435-47
Dates: Created 2002/05/27; Completed 2002/11/19; Revised 2007/11/14;
PMID: 12030590, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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Comments and Corrections
CommentIn: Evid Based Ment Health. 2003 Feb;6(1):20. (PMID: 12588826)
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