Attentional Control Is a Stable Construct in Infancy but Not Steadily Linked with Self-Regulatory Functions in Toddlerhood

Autor/inn/en	Tu, Hsing-Fen; Lindskog, Marcus; Gredebäck, Gustaf
Titel	Attentional Control Is a Stable Construct in Infancy but Not Steadily Linked with Self-Regulatory Functions in Toddlerhood
Quelle	In: Developmental Psychology, 58 (2022) 7, S.1221-1236 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Tu, Hsing-Fen) ORCID (Lindskog, Marcus) ORCID (Gredebäck, Gustaf)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0012-1649
DOI	10.1037/dev0001362
Schlagwörter	Attention Control; Infants; Toddlers; Self Control; Executive Function; Eye Movements; Cognitive Processes; Foreign Countries; Sweden + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Aufmerksamkeitstest; Infant; Toddler; Toddlers; Kleinkind; Infants; Selbstbeherrschung; Augenbewegung; Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess; Ausland; Schweden
Abstract	Attentional control in infancy has been postulated as foundational for self-regulation later in life. However, the empirical evidence supporting this claim is inconsistent. In the current study, we examined the longitudinal data from a sample of Swedish infants (6, 10, and 18 months, n = 118, 59 boys) across a broad set of eye-tracking tasks to find stable markers of attention. Two attention indices showed a high degree of stability and internal consistency but were not related to self-regulatory functions measures at 18 or 30 months. Our findings add to a growing body of research suggesting that a relation between attentional control and self-regulation is unsupported. We discuss the need for a revision of the idea of attention as foundational for self-regulation. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01