A gradient of childhood self-control predicts health, wealth, and public safety
Policy-makers are considering large-scale programs aimed at self-control to improve
citizens' health and wealth and reduce crime. Experimental and economic studies suggest …
citizens' health and wealth and reduce crime. Experimental and economic studies suggest …
Self-control forecasts better psychosocial outcomes but faster epigenetic aging in low-SES youth
There are persistent socioeconomic disparities in many aspects of child development in
America. Relative to their affluent peers, children of low socioeconomic status (SES) …
America. Relative to their affluent peers, children of low socioeconomic status (SES) …
[PDF][PDF] Lifelong impact of early self-control
When we decided to look into selfcontrol, we knew we faced skeptics. In fact, we ourselves
were skeptical. Many behavioral scientists believed that selfcontrol problems were a normal …
were skeptical. Many behavioral scientists believed that selfcontrol problems were a normal …
The significance of self-control
AL Duckworth - Proceedings of the National Academy of …, 2011 - National Acad Sciences
Self-control is among the most widely studied constructs in the social sciences. For instance,
more than 3% of peer-reviewed psychology articles in the past year were referenced by the …
more than 3% of peer-reviewed psychology articles in the past year were referenced by the …
The development of self‐control: Examining self‐control theory's stability thesis
Research on self‐control theory consistently supports its central prediction that low self‐
control significantly affects crime. The theory includes other predictions, however, that have …
control significantly affects crime. The theory includes other predictions, however, that have …
Childhood self-control and adult outcomes: results from a 30-year longitudinal study
DM Fergusson, JM Boden, LJ Horwood - … of the American Academy of Child …, 2013 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: A study by Moffitt et al. reported pervasive associations between childhood self-
control and adult outcomes. The current study attempts to replicate the findings reported by …
control and adult outcomes. The current study attempts to replicate the findings reported by …
Self-control and health outcomes in a nationally representative sample
Objectives: To explore the link between low self-control during adolescence and health
problems in early adulthood. Methods: Using data from the National Longitudinal Study of …
problems in early adulthood. Methods: Using data from the National Longitudinal Study of …
Self-control and variability over time: Multivariate results using a 5-year, multisite panel of youths
Gottfredson and Hirschi claimed, as part of their general theory of crime, that a child's
criminal propensity, what they called level of self-control, is fairly fixed by age 10. Low self …
criminal propensity, what they called level of self-control, is fairly fixed by age 10. Low self …
[HTML][HTML] On the development of self-control and deviance from preschool to middle adolescence
AT Vazsonyi, GK Jiskrova - Journal of Criminal Justice, 2018 - Elsevier
Purpose The study tested whether developmental changes in self-control stabilize by late
childhood (age 10) or continue into early and middle adolescence. Second, it tested the …
childhood (age 10) or continue into early and middle adolescence. Second, it tested the …
Self-regulation in childhood as a predictor of future outcomes: A meta-analytic review.
This meta-analysis explores whether self-regulation in childhood relates to concurrent and
subsequent levels of achievement, interpersonal behaviors, mental health, and healthy …
subsequent levels of achievement, interpersonal behaviors, mental health, and healthy …