Executive function and metacognition are higher-order cognitive processes that undergo
steady improvements throughout childhood. They are highly relevant to daily functioning in …

In response to rapidly growing rates of comorbidity among psychiatric disorders, clinical
scientists have become interested in identifying transdiagnostic processes that can help …

" Across diverse disciplines, the term resilience is appearing more and more often. However,
while each discipline has developed theory and models to explain the resilience of the …

This article synthesizes knowledge on the role of relationships and key macro and micro-
contexts—poverty, racism, families, communities, schools, and peers—in supporting and/or …

This article synthesizes foundational knowledge from multiple scientific disciplines regarding
how humans develop in context. Major constructs that define human development are …

There has been perennial interest in personal qualities other than cognitive ability that
determine success, including self-control, grit, growth mind-set, and many others. Attempts to …

In the present meta-analysis all available evidence regarding the efficacy of different
behavioral interventions for children's executive function skills were synthesized. After a …

This chapter offers the social cognitive view of self-regulatory influence in human functioning
in general, and in academic functioning in particular, moored in the theorizing of Albert …

This review examines mechanisms contributing to the intergenerational transmission of self-
regulation. To provide an integrated account of how self-regulation is transmitted across …

To be successful in school or in one's career takes creativity, flexibility, self-control, and
discipline. Central to all those are executive functions (EFs), including mentally playing with …