The role of executive functions in kindergarteners’ persistent and non‐persistent behaviour

Oeri, Niamh; Kälin, Sonja; Buttelmann, David (2019). The role of executive functions in kindergarteners’ persistent and non‐persistent behaviour. British journal of developmental psychology, 38(2), pp. 337-343. Wiley-Blackwell 10.1111/bjdp.12317

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The aim of the study was to examine whether cognitive skills are related to persistence. Thus, children’s (N = 157, mean age: 5.9 years) persistent and non‐persistent behaviours (i.e., cheating and off‐task) were assessed in an unsolvable task. Additionally, we assessed children’s executive functions and temperament. Analysis for persistence showed that cognitive inhibition and cognitive flexibility predicted children’s persistent behaviour, beyond age and temperament. Analyses for non‐persistent behaviours revealed that temperament and weak executive functions predicted cheating, while age predicted off‐task behaviour.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Psychology > Developmental Psychology
07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Psychology > Personality Psychology, Differential Psychology and Diagnostics

Graduate School:

Swiss Graduate School for Cognition, Learning and Memory (SGS-CLM)

UniBE Contributor:

Oeri, Niamh Salome, Kälin, Sonja Helen, Buttelmann, David

Subjects:

100 Philosophy > 150 Psychology
300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology > 370 Education

ISSN:

0261-510X

Publisher:

Wiley-Blackwell

Language:

English

Submitter:

Jennifer Ruth Sprenger

Date Deposited:

28 Jan 2020 11:02

Last Modified:

02 Mar 2023 23:32

Publisher DOI:

10.1111/bjdp.12317

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.137084

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/137084

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