Study suggests outside factors may help children develop internal control
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Updated: Apr 07, 2021 17:03 IST
Washington [US], April 7 (ANI): The ability to control your own behaviour, known as executive function, might not exist all in your head. In a novel study, researchers are applying the theory of executive function to children and they revealed that the function affects everything from children's readiness for school to social relationships with long-term outcomes for adulthood.
The theory, detailed in Perspectives on Psychological Science, draws on dynamic systems theory which originated in mathematics and physics and has been used to describe complex organising phenomena like cloud formation and flying patterns of birds. Now, a research team led by Washington State University human development assistant professor Sammy Perone is applying it to executive function, which has been shown to play a role in everything from children's readiness for school to their social relationships. Its development is also tied to long-term outcomes for adulthood.