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Nicholas P. Allan; Laura E. Hume; Darcey M. Allan; Amber L. Farrington; Christopher J. Lonigan – Developmental Psychology, 2014
Although there is evidence that young children's inhibitory control (IC) is related to their academic skills, the nature of this relation and the role of potential moderators of it are not well understood. In this meta-analytic study, we summarized results from 75 peer-reviewed studies of preschool and kindergarten children (14,424 children; 32-80…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Kindergarten, Young Children, Inhibition
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Roberts, Brent W.; Lejuez, Carl; Krueger, Robert F.; Richards, Jessica M.; Hill, Patrick L. – Developmental Psychology, 2014
Conscientiousness is a personality construct that is a core determinant of health, positive aging, and human capital. A large body of work has contributed to our understanding of this important aspect of personality, but there are multiple conceptual and methodological issues that complicate our understanding of conscientiousness. Toward this end,…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Individual Characteristics, Etiology, Evaluation Methods