Self-Regulation Predicts the Developmental Trajectories of Children's Strengths and Difficulties: A 12-Year Longitudinal Study

• In Event: Marriott Roundtable Session 36
  In Roundtable Session: Longitudinal Studies Roundtable

Abstract

The current study (a) identifies the normative developmental trajectories of teacher-reported problems behaviors in a 12-year longitudinal sample; and (b) examines the role of early childhood self-regulation indexed by ego resiliency and inhibitory control, along with other predictors (i.e., gender, socioeconomic status, ethnicity, and IQ) in predicting the developmental trend of students’ problem behaviors. 784 children (52.6% male) were followed from age six (T1) to seventeen (T12) and teacher-reported SDQ data were collected annually. The developmental trajectories were determined by latent growth analyses and the results showed ego resiliency is the strongest predictor for predicting problem behaviors and their developmental trends.
Keywords: Strengths and Difficulties, Self-regulation, developmental trajectory

Authors

• Qinxin Shi, Texas A&M University - College Station

• Huilin Sun, Texas A&M University - College Station

• Trang T Nguyen

• Marike Deutz

• Wen Luo, Texas A&M University - College Station

• Jeffrey Liew, Texas A&M University - College Station

• Steven Woltering, Texas A&M University - College Station