Teacher-rated, but not parent-rated, self-control relates to the occurrence and timing of delay behaviours in toddlers¶

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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · associational r2 · q3
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Subclaims¶

q3 i? Parent-rated self-control showed no significant effects on the occurrence of visual attention distraction, hands withholding, or combined categories on either task. → Mulder 2019 q3 i? Teacher-rated self-control showed a significant interaction with time on visual attention distraction (snack delay) and a significant positive main effect on withholding and combined categories (gift delay). → Mulder 2019 (2)

Evidence¶

Mulder 2019¶

Mulder, H., van Ravenswaaij, H., Verhagen, J., Moerbeek, M., & Leseman, P. P. M. (2019). The process of early self-control: an observational study in two- and three-year-olds. Metacognition and Learning, 14, 239–264. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11409-019-09199-3

q3 · i? · associational · r2

Multilevel multinomial regression with parent ECBQ short-version ratings (55 parents, 87%) as a child-level predictor; no significant effects on any behavioural category on either task. No effect size was printed, so the null is reported as a non-significant test, not as equivalence.

"There were no significant effects of parent-rated self-control on the logit probability of the occurrence of the visual attention distraction, hands withholding, and combined categories relative to the reference category on either the snack or gift delay task."

Mulder 2019 (2)¶

Mulder, H., van Ravenswaaij, H., Verhagen, J., Moerbeek, M., & Leseman, P. P. M. (2019). The process of early self-control: an observational study in two- and three-year-olds. Metacognition and Learning, 14, 239–264. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11409-019-09199-3

q3 · i? · associational · r2

Multilevel multinomial regression with teacher ECBQ ratings (50 teachers, 81%) showed a significant teacher-rating × time interaction on the snack delay task; children with average to high teacher-rated self-control shifted from the combined withholding-plus-distraction category to visual distraction alone more quickly. A significant positive main effect on withholding and combined categories also emerged on the gift delay task.

"There was a significant interaction effect of teacher-rated self-control by time on the visual attention distraction category on the snack delay task."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Older two- and three-year-olds have lower odds of failing delay-of-gratification tasks
• Self-distraction and avoidance behaviours occur in nearly all successful toddlers but in a minority of unsuccessful ones
• Successful two- and three-year-olds initiate distraction and withholding behaviours very early, within the first 10 seconds of delay on average
• Percentage of time distracting visual attention away from the reward predicts success on delay-of-gratification tasks in two- and three-year-olds
• Actively withholding the hands from the reward predicts success on delay-of-gratification tasks in two- and three-year-olds — related