Targeted self-regulation interventions in low-income children: Clinical trial results and implications for health behavior change.

ABSTRACT: Self-regulation, known as the ability to harness cognitive, emotional, and motivational resources to achieve goals, is hypothesized to contribute to health behaviors across the lifespan. Enhancing self-regulation early in life may increase positive health outcomes. During pre-adolescence, children assume increased autonomy in health behaviors (e.g., eating; physical activity), many of which involve self-regulation. This article presents results from a clinical trial (NCT03060863) that used a factorial design to test behavioral interventions designed to enhance self-regulation, specifically targeting executive functioning, emotion regulation, future-oriented thinking, and approach biases. Participants were 118 children (9-12 years of age, M = 10.2 years) who had a history of living in pover

SUBMITTER: Lo SL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8549766 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature