Self-regulation in toddlers and the emergence of pre-academic disparities.

Autor:	Elliott L; University of Pittsburgh, USA. Electronic address: LEK79@pitt.edu., Bachman HJ; University of Pittsburgh, USA., Carvalho Pereira J; University of Pittsburgh, USA., Coulanges L; University of Pittsburgh, USA., Duong S; University of Pittsburgh, USA., Montue T; University of Pittsburgh, USA., Miller P; University of Pittsburgh, USA., Libertus M; University of Pittsburgh, USA., Votruba-Drzal E; University of Pittsburgh, USA.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Infant behavior & development [Infant Behav Dev] 2022 Nov; Vol. 69, pp. 101779. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Oct 20.
DOI:	10.1016/j.infbeh.2022.101779
Abstrakt:	A growing body of research has examined how children's self-regulation during early and middle childhood mediates SES disparities in academic achievement. Evidence suggests that these self-regulation skills begin developing even earlier, during the toddler years, but more work is needed examining how different measures of self-regulation relate to key constructs such as socioeconomic status (SES) and toddlers' pre-academic skills. In this online study, we examine multiple approaches to measuring self-regulation using confirmatory factor analyses and assess the extent to which self-regulatory skills help explain SES differences in early math and language skills among a sample of 158 two- and three-year-old children. Self-regulation was assessed through a battery of parent- and examiner-ratings. Children's counting, cardinality, and vocabulary skills were measured online through direct assessments and parent surveys. Two self-regulation factors emerged representing parent-reported and observational measures, and only observational measures of self-regulation mediated associations between SES and children's math and language skills. Parent-reported self-regulation was not uniquely related to SES or children's pre-academic skills, underscoring the need for careful consideration of how self-regulation is measured among toddlers when examining its associations with pre-academic skills. Competing Interests: Declarations of interest None. (Copyright © 2022 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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