Francesco Bocci, Ambra Ferrari, Marcello Sarini
Putting the Gaming Experience at the Center of the Therapy-The Video Game Therapy® Approach
Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland)
development selfregulation influenced various childlevel familylevel characteristics previous research focusing preschool period reported female advantage selfregulation negative effects various adverse features family environment selfregulation present study aimed investigate growth selfregulation ie executive functioning behavioral selfregulation 1 school year early elementary school explore influences child sex level home chaos family educational resources selfregulation participants 263 german children 51 girls mean age 859 years sd 056 years data collected fall spring school year computerbased standardized test battery used assess executive functioning caregiver ratings assessed childrens behavioral selfregulation information familys home environment chaotic home environment educational resources results suggest growth elementary school childrens executive functioning course school year however significant changes childrens behavioral selfregulation beginning end grade 3 sex differences inhibitory controlcognitive flexibility behavioral selfregulation found suggesting advantage girls educational resources family chaotic family environment significantly related selfregulation timepoints children families educational resources scored higher selfregulation measures compared counterparts less advantaged families find evidence childlevel familylevel characteristics predicting selfregulation growth time findings add evidence gender gap selfregulation skills suggest might widen towards end elementary school age adequate selfregulation skills fostered girls boys results also add importance supporting selfregulation development children disadvantaged family backgrounds early life