Behavioral Control
- Includes the willingness and ability to follow and internalize behavioral rules.
- Preschool children no longer have a purely egocentric view of the world.
-> Are willing to follow rules and to intervene when others violate them.
- Central assumption: rules of behavior are practiced interpersonally (interaction child &
caregiver) Development
- To study the development of willingness and ability to follow & internalize behavioral rules,
reward deferral tasks are often used.
- Grazyna Kochanska et al: Several cross-sectional & longitudinal studies.
-> Children sometimes show large differences in willingness & ability to follow mother's
instructions
-> Some cooperative, willing response, others cooperative but half-hearted
-> Second group needs continuous support from mother
- Longitudinal studies
-> Positive correlations between willingness to follow behavioral rules in 2-3 year olds and
internalization of behavioral rules one year later.
- Influence of quality of mother-child interaction
-> Children who showed a high willingness to follow rules.
=> Parent-child relationship characterized by emotional warmth, high responsiveness in
interactions
=> Positive emotional expressiveness in communication
2.3 Development of self-regulation
- Processes for the development of self-regulation as defined by Claire Kopp 1982.
=> Developmental model, integrative developmental approach
=> Different phases in the development of self-regulation
Phase Age Characteristics Cognitive Prerequisites
Neurophysiological
Neurophysiological modulation Birth to
2-3 months Arousal modulation, activation
Organized behavior patterns
Sensorimotor
Modulation 3 months -
9 months+ Behavioral changes in response to environmental stimuli
to environmental stimuli
- Includes the willingness and ability to follow and internalize behavioral rules.
- Preschool children no longer have a purely egocentric view of the world.
-> Are willing to follow rules and to intervene when others violate them.
- Central assumption: rules of behavior are practiced interpersonally (interaction child &
caregiver) Development
- To study the development of willingness and ability to follow & internalize behavioral rules,
reward deferral tasks are often used.
- Grazyna Kochanska et al: Several cross-sectional & longitudinal studies.
-> Children sometimes show large differences in willingness & ability to follow mother's
instructions
-> Some cooperative, willing response, others cooperative but half-hearted
-> Second group needs continuous support from mother
- Longitudinal studies
-> Positive correlations between willingness to follow behavioral rules in 2-3 year olds and
internalization of behavioral rules one year later.
- Influence of quality of mother-child interaction
-> Children who showed a high willingness to follow rules.
=> Parent-child relationship characterized by emotional warmth, high responsiveness in
interactions
=> Positive emotional expressiveness in communication
2.3 Development of self-regulation
- Processes for the development of self-regulation as defined by Claire Kopp 1982.
=> Developmental model, integrative developmental approach
=> Different phases in the development of self-regulation
Phase Age Characteristics Cognitive Prerequisites
Neurophysiological
Neurophysiological modulation Birth to
2-3 months Arousal modulation, activation
Organized behavior patterns
Sensorimotor
Modulation 3 months -
9 months+ Behavioral changes in response to environmental stimuli
to environmental stimuli
