Language, Aggression, and Self-Regulation in Young Children

Autor/inn/en	Clark, Robert; Menna, Rosanne; McAndrew, Annamaria J.; Johnson, Emily M.
Titel	Language, Aggression, and Self-Regulation in Young Children
Quelle	In: Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 29 (2021) 3, S.135-147 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1538-4799
DOI	10.1177/1063426620937691
Schlagwörter	Aggression; Preschool Children; Mothers; Self Control; Intelligence; Language Skills; Predictor Variables; Inhibition; Metacognition; Interpersonal Communication; Language Impairments; Foreign Countries; Executive Function; Receptive Language; Expressive Language; Canada; Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals; Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test; Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Mother; Mutter; Selbstbeherrschung; Intelligenz; Klugheit; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Prädiktor; Hemmung; Meta cognitive ability; Meta-cognition; Metakognitive Fähigkeit; Metakognition; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Speech disorder; Speech disorders; Speech disabilities; Speech disability; Speech handicap; Speech handicaps; Speech impairment; Speech impairments; Language handicaps; Sprachbehinderung; Ausland; Rezeptive Kommunikationsfähigkeit; Kanada
Abstract	Aggression in early childhood has been found to predict negative outcomes later in life, including delinquency and psychopathology. The present study explored associations between young children's language, self-regulation, and physical aggression. A community sample of 126 preschool children aged 3 to 6 years (M = 4.87 years, SD = 0.87; 59% boys) and their mothers participated in the study. Children's physical aggression and self-regulation were measured by the parents' report. Children completed measures of intelligence and language. Their language abilities negatively predicted physical aggression. Children's self-regulation--specifically, inhibitory self-control and emergent metacognition--mediated the relationship between language and physical aggression. The results suggest that, among young children, physical aggression is related to an understanding of language meaning and how that understanding is used to interpret and communicate. The specific language delays implicated may lead to physical aggression through a lag in inhibitory self-control and emergent metacognition. Implications of these findings for assessment and early intervention are highlighted. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01