Carlos Valiente|Nancy Eisenberg|R.G. Haugen|Tracy L. Spinrad|Claire Hofer|Jeffrey Liew|Anne Kupfer
Children's Effortful Control and Academic Achievement: Mediation Through Social Functioning
Arizona State University|Arizona State University|Arizona State University|Arizona State University|Texas A&M University|Arizona State University
research findings purpose study test premise childrens effortful control ec prospectively related academic achievement specify mechanisms ec related academic success used data 214 children age time 1 t1 73 months test whether social functioning eg social competence externalizing problems mediated relations ec academic achievement childrens adultreported observed ec assessed t1 parents teachers reports social functioning obtained 2 years later t2 whereas teachers childrens reports academic achievement obtained 4 years t2 t3 childrens t2 social functioning fully mediated relation t1 ec t3 academic achievement structural equation model practice policy findings highlight importance considering social emotional processes attempting improve academic achievement implications curriculum developers professionals working preschool programs elementary schools