… effortful control as the ability to suppress a dominant response in order to perform a subdominant
response. More generally, we view effortful control as an … Effortful control plays a critical …

… effortful control showed lower negative affectivity. In China, but not in the United States, children
higher in effortful control … in the behaviors seen as worthy of control (negative affect in the …

O ur purpose in this chapter is to discuss the construct of effortful control and review literature
relevant to its importance, development, and significance for optimal development in …

From early infancy, children differ from one another in their reactions to the environment. Over
many years of research, scientists have tried to identify and characterize patterns in these …

… the effortful control of automatic processing related to social and emotional behavior, including
control … The inputs to effortful control mechanisms include a wide range of nonrecurrent …

… The course, antecedents, and implications for social development of effortful control were …
ratings assessed effortful control at 22 and 33 months (N = 106). Effortful control functions …

… effortful control extensively in our research program in two longitudinal samples. We view
effortful control … We have developed several age-appropriate batteries to assess effortful control …

… inhibitory control are shared elements between effortful control and executive functions,
our review on children’s school readiness and early achievement focused on effortful control. …

… Although nearly all children improve greatly in their effortful control (and hence self… in effortful
control. As is true for other aspects of temperament, individual differences in effortful control …

… effortful control as the main … effortful tasks and reflects the costs associated with goal-directed
behavior. Finally, the model opens new avenues for research investigating effortful control …