Measuring Behavioral Regulation in Four Societies

Overview

Journal Psychol Assess

Publisher American Psychological Association

Specialty Psychiatry

Date 2011 Mar 9

PMID 21381840

Citations 23

Authors

Shannon B Wanless

Megan M McClelland

Alan C Acock

Claire C Ponitz

Seung-Hee Son

Xuezhao Lan

Frederick J Morrison

Jo-Lin Chen

Fu-Mei Chen

Kangyi Lee

Miyoung Sung

Su Li

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Abstract

The present study examined the psychometric properties of scores from a direct measure of behavioral regulation, the Head-Toes-Knees-Shoulders task (HTKS) with 3- to 6-year-old children in the United States, Taiwan, South Korea, and China. Specifically, we investigated (a) the nature and variability of HTKS scores, including relations to teacher-rated classroom behavioral regulation; and (b) relations between the HTKS and early mathematics, vocabulary, and literacy skills. Higher HTKS scores were significantly related to higher teacher ratings of classroom behavioral regulation in the United States and South Korea but not in Taiwan and China. Also, higher HTKS scores were significantly related to higher early mathematics, vocabulary, and literacy skills beyond the influence of demographic variables and teacher-rated classroom behavioral regulation. These initial findings suggest that HTKS scores may be interpreted as reflecting early behavioral regulation in these 4 societies and that behavioral regulation is important for early academic success in the United States and in Asian countries.

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