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An Examination of the Relations Between Effortful Control in Early Childhood and Risk for Later Externalizing Psychopathology: A Bi-factor Structural Equation Modeling Approach.

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Title: An Examination of the Relations Between Effortful Control in Early Childhood and Risk for Later Externalizing Psychopathology: A Bi-factor Structural Equation Modeling Approach.
Authors: Winebrake, Deaven A. (AUTHOR), Huth, Nicole (AUTHOR), Gueron-Sela, Noa (AUTHOR), Propper, Cathi (AUTHOR), Mills-Koonce, Roger (AUTHOR), Bedford, Rachael (AUTHOR), Wagner, Nicholas J. (AUTHOR)
Source: Child Psychiatry & Human Development. Oct2025, Vol. 56 Issue 5, p1190-1205. 16p.
Subjects: Control (Psychology), Externalizing behavior, Selectivity (Psychology), Delinquent behavior, Structural equation modeling, Personality, Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, Child development
Abstract: Deficits in effortful control (EC) contribute to patterns of maladaptation across development; however, little is known about how specific subfactors of EC differentially predict children's externalizing psychopathology. Using a longitudinal sample of 206 children (47.8% female, 42.6% Caucasian), the current study employed a bi-factor structural equation modeling approach to examine the concurrent and longitudinal associations between EC and its subfactors (i.e., attentional focusing, low-intensity pleasure, perceptual sensitivity, inhibitory control) and conduct problems, attention deficit disordered behaviors (ADD), and callous-unemotional (CU) traits at 36 and 84 months, respectively. Results indicated that increased general EC at 36 months predicted reduced CU traits and ADD at 84 months. Attentional focusing was the only subfactor to uniquely predict later CU traits, suggesting that strong attentional abilities attenuate risk for CU trait development. The implications for research and practice are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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