TY - JOUR
T1 - The p factor in children: Relationships with executive functions and effortful control
AU - Shields, Allison N.
AU - Reardon, Kathleen W.
AU - Brandes, Cassandra M.
AU - Tackett, Jennifer L.
PY - 2019/10/1
Y1 - 2019/10/1
N2 - Lower levels of self-regulation have been implicated in multiple psychological disorders. Despite conceptual overlap (broadly reflecting self-regulatory functions), executive functions (EF) and effortful control (EC) are rarely jointly studied in relation to broadband psychopathology. The present study investigated associations of correlated factors (internalizing-externalizing) and bifactor psychopathology models with EF and EC in a large (N = 895) childhood community sample (Mage = 11.54, SDage = 2.25). Associations between both self-regulation constructs (EF and EC) with psychopathology were largely accounted for via a general psychopathology factor. However, EC evidenced stronger associations, questioning the utility of task-based EF measures to inform self-regulatory psychopathology.
AB - Lower levels of self-regulation have been implicated in multiple psychological disorders. Despite conceptual overlap (broadly reflecting self-regulatory functions), executive functions (EF) and effortful control (EC) are rarely jointly studied in relation to broadband psychopathology. The present study investigated associations of correlated factors (internalizing-externalizing) and bifactor psychopathology models with EF and EC in a large (N = 895) childhood community sample (Mage = 11.54, SDage = 2.25). Associations between both self-regulation constructs (EF and EC) with psychopathology were largely accounted for via a general psychopathology factor. However, EC evidenced stronger associations, questioning the utility of task-based EF measures to inform self-regulatory psychopathology.
KW - Developmental psychopathology
KW - Effortful control
KW - Executive functions
KW - Self-regulation
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jrp.2019.103853
DO - 10.1016/j.jrp.2019.103853
M3 - Article
SN - 0092-6566
VL - 82
JO - Journal of Research in Personality
JF - Journal of Research in Personality
IS - Issue
M1 - 103853
ER -