Lower temperamental effortful control at 36 months directly predicts reduced N2 amplitude in adolescence, above and beyond ADHD symptoms¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · associational r2 · q3 · i2 medium
Currency · newest study 2021 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? Child effortful control at 36 months was significantly associated with N2 amplitude at 17 years, with lower effortful control related to reduced (less negative) amplitude. → Einziger Tzlil 2021 q3 i2 In path analysis, effortful control had a direct negative path to adolescent N2 amplitude beyond inattention symptoms, and only the attentional focusing subscale predicted the N2 (β = −0.29). → Einziger Tzlil 2021 (2)

Evidence¶

Einziger Tzlil 2021¶

Einziger Tzlil, Ben-Shachar Mattan S., Devor Tali, Shmueli Michael, Auerbach Judith G., Berger Andrea. (2021). "My Brain Can Stop": An ERP Study of Longitudinal Prediction of Inhibitory Control in Adolescence. Brain Sciences, 11(1), 100. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11010100

q3 · i? · associational · r2

Bivariate correlation in the longitudinal sample using the CBQ effortful-control factor (Cronbach's α = 0.83) measured at 36 months. The article reports "lower temperamental effortful control in childhood was related to reduced N2 amplitude"; no effect size is printed for this correlation.

"child effortful control, measured at 36 months of age, was significantly associated with the N2 amplitude at 17 years of age; lower temperamental effortful control in childhood was related to reduced N2 amplitude."

Einziger Tzlil 2021 (2)¶

Einziger Tzlil, Ben-Shachar Mattan S., Devor Tali, Shmueli Michael, Auerbach Judith G., Berger Andrea. (2021). "My Brain Can Stop": An ERP Study of Longitudinal Prediction of Inhibitory Control in Adolescence. Brain Sciences, 11(1), 100. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11010100

q3 · i2 · associational · r2

Supplementary path analyses replaced the effortful-control factor with its four CBQ subscales. The article reports "only attentional focusing had a direct path to the N2 amplitude in adolescence, β = −0.29"; inhibition, low-intensity pleasure, and perceptual sensitivity did not predict the N2.

"only attentional focusing had a direct path to the N2 amplitude in adolescence, β = −0.29, z = 2.22, p < 0.05."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Executive Function — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes

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