The problem of the development of voluntary self-regulation in children

Savina E.A.

doi:10.17759/jmfp.2015040407

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Journal of Modern Foreign Psychology

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Journal of Modern Foreign Psychology
2015. Vol. 4, no. 4, 45–54
doi:10.17759/jmfp.2015040407
ISSN: 2304-4977 (online)

The problem of the development of voluntary self-regulation in children ²⁵⁸⁶

Savina E.A.
PhD in Psychology, Associate Professor, Department of Graduate Psychology, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, USA
e-mail: savinaea@jmu.edu

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This article reviews main approaches to the development of self-regulation in children in contemporary Western psychology. It further discusses the core neurocognitive processes involved in voluntary self-regulation including inhibition, working memory, and executive attention. Readers will learn about the paradigms and methods used to measure voluntary self-regulation such as Stroop test, stop-signal and flanker tests as well as tests to measure delayed gratification. The developmental trajectory of voluntary self-regulation and the importance of self-regulation for children’s mental health, socio-emotional development and school success are discussed in detail.

Keywords: voluntary regulation, inhibition, working memory, executive attention.

Column: Neurosciences

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17759/jmfp.2015040407

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Savina E.A. The problem of the development of voluntary self-regulation in children [Elektronnyi resurs]. Sovremennaia zarubezhnaia psikhologiia = Journal of Modern Foreign Psychology, 2015. Vol. 4, no. 4, pp. 45–54. doi:10.17759/jmfp.2015040407. (In Russ., аbstr. in Engl.)

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