Theoretical perspectives posit that heart-rate variability (HRV) reflects self-regulatory
capacity and therefore can be employed as a bio-marker of top-down self-regulation (the …

This review examines mechanisms contributing to the intergenerational transmission of self-
regulation. To provide an integrated account of how self-regulation is transmitted across …

Purpose Emerging evidence suggests that maternal emotion and cognitive control
capacities are critical to the development and maintenance of parenting practices and may …

Executive function (EF) underpins the ability to set goals and work towards those goals by co-
ordinating thought and action. Its emergence during the first 3 years of life is under-studied …

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 …

Subdisciplines within psychology frequently examine self-regulation from different
frameworks despite conceptually similar definitions of constructs. In the current study …

Emotion regulation encapsulates the capability to successfully manage an ongoing
emotional experience, particularly in social interactions, and thus may be especially …

Objectives Although studies support a direct association between parent and child emotion
regulation, little work has considered potential mechanisms, such as family context. For …

Two complementary studies focused on stability of infant temperament across the 1st year
and considered infant age, gender, birth order, term status, and socioeconomic status (SES) …

Postnatal mother-infant bonding refers to the early emotional bond between mothers and
infants. Although some factors, such as maternal mental health, especially postnatal …