Relation of emotion-related regulation to children's social competence: a longitudinal study.
The differential relations of children's emotion-related regulation (i.e., effortful control and impulsivity) to their personality resiliency, adult-rated popularity, and social competence were examined in children who were 4.5-7.9 years old and who were remeasured 2 years later. Parents and teachers reported on all constructs, and children's attentional persistence was observed. Structural equation modeling was used to test the mediating role of resiliency on the relations between regulation/control and popularity using two-wave longitudinal data. The results provide some evidence of the mediating role of resiliency in the relations between effortful control and popularity, provide some evidence of bidirectional effects, and also buttress the view that emotional regulation should be differentiated into effortful and reactive forms of control.
Spinrad
Tracy L
TL
Department of Family and Human Development, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA. tspinrad@asu.edu
Eisenberg
Nancy
N
Cumberland
Amanda
A
Fabes
Richard A
RA
Valiente
Carlos
C
Shepard
Stephanie A
SA
Reiser
Mark
M
Losoya
Sandra H
SH
Guthrie
Ivanna K
IK
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007175:Impulsive Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D010552:Personality Assessment; D005082:Physical Exertion; D012919:Social Behavior; D012951:Socialization; D012963:Sociometric Techniques; D013694:Temperament