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Shyness and Internalizing Problems in Middle Childhood: The Moderating Role of Attentional Control, Inhibitory Control, and Frontal EEG Asymmetry

dc.contributor.authorLiu, Ranen
dc.contributor.committeechairBell, Martha Annen
dc.contributor.committeecochairKim-Spoon, Jungmeenen
dc.contributor.committeememberSmith, Cynthia L.en
dc.contributor.departmentPsychologyen
dc.date.accessioned2017-06-05T17:38:27Zen
dc.date.available2017-06-05T17:38:27Zen
dc.date.issued2017en
dc.description.abstractShyness is highly related to internalizing problems. However, not all shy children develop serious internalizing problems (IP). The aim of the current study was to identify the endogenous factors that might contribute to the resilience process from a self-regulation perspective. Participants included 73 children (33 boys; 40girls) who visited the lab at 6 and 9 years of age. Shyness, attentional control (AC), inhibitory control (IC), frontal electroencephalogram (EEG) asymmetry were measured at both 6 and 9 years using age appropriate questionnaires and tasks. Results indicated that age 6 shyness did not directly predict age 9 IP; instead it indirectly predicted IP through age 9 shyness. Neither AC, IC, frontal EEG asymmetry, nor the stability of frontal EEG asymmetry moderated the association between age 6 shyness and age 9 IP. However, there was a positive concurrent association between shyness and IP at 9 years. In addition, AC and IC moderated the shyness-IP association at age 9. Shyness was significantly associated with IP only when children had low AC or IC, but not when children had high AC or IC.en
dc.description.abstractgeneralShyness is highly related to internalizing problems. However, not all shy children develop serious internalizing problems (IP). The aim of the current study was to identify the within-individual factors that might protect children away from having IP from a self-regulation perspective. Participants included 73 children (33 boys; 40girls) who visited the lab at 6 and 9 years of age. Shyness, attentional control (AC), inhibitory control (IC), frontal electroencephalogram (EEG) asymmetry were measured at both 6 and 9 years using age appropriate questionnaires and tasks. Results indicated that children who are shy at 6 years old may not have IP at 9 years old. Instead children who are shy at 6 years old tend to be shy at 9 years old. And those who are shy at 9 years old are more likely to have IP at the same period of time. Neither AC, IC, frontal EEG asymmetry, nor the stability of frontal EEG asymmetry affect the direction or degree of the association between age 6 shyness and age 9 IP. In addition, AC and IC affect the concurrent shyness-IP association at age 9. Shyness was significantly associated with IP only when children had low AC or IC, but not when children had high AC or IC.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.mediumETDen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/77892en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectShynessen
dc.subjectEffortful Controlen
dc.subjectAttentional Controlen
dc.subjectInhibitory Controlen
dc.subjectFrontal EEG Asymmetryen
dc.subjectInternalizing Problemsen
dc.titleShyness and Internalizing Problems in Middle Childhood: The Moderating Role of Attentional Control, Inhibitory Control, and Frontal EEG Asymmetryen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineDevelopmental Scienceen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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