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Contributions of Attentional Control to Socioemotional and Academic Development

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Rueda, M. Rosario, Checa, Purificación, Rothbart, Mary K.·2010·Early Education and Development

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Research Findings: Part of the attention system of the brain is involved in the control of thoughts, emotions, and behavior. As attentional control develops, children are more able to control cognition and responses flexibly and to adjust their behavior in social interactions better. In this article, we discuss evidence from different levels of analysis (e.g., temperamental, cognitive, and neural) indicating that attentional control plays a central role in several factors related to schooling, including socioemotional adjustment and academic achievement. Connecting behavioral and cognitive levels of analysis with the function of a particular brain network opens the possibility of exploring other factors that might influence the efficiency of this self-regulatory system. Moreover, understanding the processes and factors influencing the development of attentional control has the potential to help parents and teachers in their effort to promote schooling success. Practice or Policy: We also discuss recent efforts to develop educational interventions aimed at enhancing children's attention skills.

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  • Lower performance on the flanker task has been related to poorer social behavior, increased rates of peer rejection, more disturbing behavior in the classroom, dimensions of school competence, and parent-reported temperamental effortful control.

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Authors
Rueda, M. R., Checa, P., & Rothbart, M. K.
Affiliations
  • Universidad de Granada (ES)
  • University of Oregon (US)
Venue
Early Education and Development
Published
2010-10-07
Volume
21
Issue
5
Pages
744-764
ISSN
  • 1040-9289 (ISSN-L)
  • 1556-6935
OpenAlex
W2052660722
Cited by
117
References
111
Citations by year
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FWCI
27.19
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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other-oa
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  • Early Education and Development (publishedVersion)
  • LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • RODIN (Universidad de Cádiz) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Funders
Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Education › Early Childhood Education and Development
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology › Developmental and Educational Neuropsychology
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Child and Animal Learning Development
Keywords
attentional control, social-emotional development, academic performance, self-regulation, executive function, temperament, neural development, brain networks, educational intervention, children

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