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

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorLo, Sharon L.en
dc.contributor.authorGearhardt, Ashley N.en
dc.contributor.authorFredericks, Emily M.en
dc.contributor.authorKatz, Benjaminen
dc.contributor.authorSturza, Julieen
dc.contributor.authorKaciroti, Nikoen
dc.contributor.authorGonzalez, Richarden
dc.contributor.authorHunter, Christine M.en
dc.contributor.authorSonneville, Kendrinen
dc.contributor.authorChaudhry, Kirenen
dc.contributor.authorLumeng, Julie C.en
dc.contributor.authorMiller, Alison L.en
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-12T19:28:23Zen
dc.date.available2022-01-12T19:28:23Zen
dc.date.issued2021-08-01en
dc.date.updated2022-01-12T19:28:21Zen
dc.description.abstractSelf-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 poverty. They were randomized to receive up to four interventions that were delivered via home visits. Self-regulation was assayed using behavioral tasks, observations, interviews, and parent- and child-report surveys. Results were that self-regulation targets were reliably assessed and that interventions were delivered with high fidelity. Intervention effect sizes were very small to moderate (d range = .02–.65, median = .14), and most were not statistically significant. Intercorrelation analyses indicated that associations between measures within each target varied based on the self-regulation target evaluated. Results are discussed with regard to the role of self-regulation-focused interventions in child health promotion. Implications of findings are reviewed for informing next steps in behavioral self-regulation interventions among children from low-income backgrounds.en
dc.description.versionPublished versionen
dc.format.extent21 page(s)en
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifierARTN 105157 (Article number)en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jecp.2021.105157en
dc.identifier.eissn1096-0457en
dc.identifier.issn0022-0965en
dc.identifier.orcidKatz, Benjamin [0000-0002-5612-7540]en
dc.identifier.otherS0022-0965(21)00075-8 (PII)en
dc.identifier.pmid33910138en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/107572en
dc.identifier.volume208en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherElsevieren
dc.relation.urihttp://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000648655300015&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=930d57c9ac61a043676db62af60056c1en
dc.rightsPublic Domainen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/en
dc.subjectSocial Sciencesen
dc.subjectPsychology, Developmentalen
dc.subjectPsychology, Experimentalen
dc.subjectPsychologyen
dc.subjectSelf-regulationen
dc.subjectHealth behavioren
dc.subjectInterventionen
dc.subjectExecutive functionen
dc.subjectEmotion regulationen
dc.subjectFuture orientationen
dc.subjectCOGNITIVE BIAS MODIFICATIONen
dc.subjectEPISODIC FUTURE THINKINGen
dc.subjectAGE-RELATED-CHANGESen
dc.subjectEXECUTIVE FUNCTIONen
dc.subjectTIME PERSPECTIVEen
dc.subjectDECISION-MAKINGen
dc.subjectGAME ELEMENTSen
dc.subjectSUBSTANCE USEen
dc.subjectNIH TOOLBOXen
dc.subjectASSOCIATIONSen
dc.subject1701 Psychologyen
dc.subject1702 Cognitive Sciencesen
dc.subject.meshHumansen
dc.subject.meshHealth Behavioren
dc.subject.meshParentsen
dc.subject.meshPovertyen
dc.subject.meshAdolescenten
dc.subject.meshChilden
dc.subject.meshExecutive Functionen
dc.subject.meshSelf-Controlen
dc.titleTargeted self-regulation interventions in low-income children: Clinical trial results and implications for health behavior changeen
dc.title.serialJournal of Experimental Child Psychologyen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
dc.type.otherArticleen
dc.type.otherJournalen
dcterms.dateAccepted2021-03-16en
pubs.organisational-group/Virginia Techen
pubs.organisational-group/Virginia Tech/Faculty of Health Sciencesen
pubs.organisational-group/Virginia Tech/All T&R Facultyen
pubs.organisational-group/Virginia Tech/Liberal Arts and Human Sciencesen
pubs.organisational-group/Virginia Tech/Liberal Arts and Human Sciences/Human Development and Family Scienceen
pubs.organisational-group/Virginia Tech/Liberal Arts and Human Sciences/CLAHS T&R Facultyen

Files

Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
1-s2.0-S0022096521000758-main.pdf
Size:
626.23 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
Published version
Download

Collections

All Faculty Deposits
Scholarly Works, Human Development and Family Science