A Multi-Method Examination of Self-Regulation Processes in Preschool-aged Children

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dc.contributor.advisorDr. Kaylin Hill
dc.contributor.advisorDr. Julia Garon-Bissonnette
dc.contributor.advisorDr. Autumn Kujawa
dc.contributor.authorZhang, Yichi
dc.contributor.authorHill, Kaylin
dc.contributor.authorGaron-Bissonnette, Julia
dc.contributor.authorKujawa, Autumn
dc.date.accessioned2025-05-09T14:50:45Z
dc.date.available2025-05-09T14:50:45Z
dc.date.issued2025-05
dc.descriptionKeywords: self-regulation, reward responsiveness, reward positivity, risk-taking, impulsivity, preschool-aged
dc.description.abstractSelf-regulation is a multi-faceted developmental construct that relates to all aspects of a child’s functioning. However, specific self-regulation constructs and their associations within the preschool age period are not well established. Understanding self-regulation at the point of action involves assessing associations amongst reward, risk-taking, and impulsivity. The current study examined reward responsiveness as it relates to risk-taking and impulsivity in a sample of 44 preschool-aged (M = 4.27 years, SD = 0.75) children. Approximately half of the children experienced neonatal opioid exposure. We used a multi-method approach, which included a neural measure of reward responsiveness (i.e., RewP), behavioral measures of risk-taking and impulsivity, and parent-reported impulsivity. Results did not indicate statistically significant associations between risk-taking and impulsivity, potentially due in part to the relatively small sample size. For reward responsiveness, although we did not observe a statistically significant difference between RewP conditions, the RewP to loss component was significantly related to parent-report impulsivity.
dc.description.sponsorshipThesis completed in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the Honors Program in Psychological Sciences
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1803/19584
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherVanderbilt University
dc.subject.lcshDevelopmental psychology
dc.titleA Multi-Method Examination of Self-Regulation Processes in Preschool-aged Children
dc.typeThesis
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