Relations between Parent Reports of Effortful Control and Behavioral Measures of Executive Function in Toddlers

Author

Racheal EmbryFollow

Date of Award

Spring 5-9-2024

Document Type

Undergraduate Thesis

Department

Psychology

First Advisor

Stephanie Miller

Second Advisor

John Young

Third Advisor

Teresa Lefmann

Relational Format

Dissertation/Thesis

Abstract

Recent proposals have identified many commonalities in conceptualizations of effortful control and executive function (EF, e.g., Zhou, Chen, & Main, 2012). However, the overlap of effortful control and EF during periods of emerging regulation in toddlerhood has not been thoroughly investigated. In the present study, I examined the relationship between effortful control and EF in 14, 18, and 24 month old toddlers by a combination of in-lab tasks and parent report measures. Results revealed few relations between effortful control and EF during this time. The lack of overlap between effortful control and EF may be explained by a number of factors including differences in method of measurement and the rapid development of self regulatory behaviors during this age group.

Recommended Citation

Embry, Racheal, "Relations between Parent Reports of Effortful Control and Behavioral Measures of Executive Function in Toddlers" (2024). Honors Theses. 3058.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/hon_thesis/3058

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