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Schoolwork effort and emotions predict self-control in a weekly diary study
Yao Wu1, Terry Ng-Knight1, Harriet R Tenenbaum1
1School of Psychology, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK.
Journal of Personality
|March 25, 2023
Summary
Children's schoolwork effort predicts future self-control, especially when positive emotions reinforce their efforts. This highlights the role of emotional responses in developing self-control.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Developmental Psychology
- Personality Science
Background:
- Self-control is crucial for positive life outcomes.
- The developmental pathways of self-control remain incompletely understood.
- The TESSERA model offers a framework for examining personality development.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate if weekly schoolwork effort predicts subsequent self-control.
- To explore the influence of schoolwork emotions on this relationship.
- To test moderation effects of emotions on effort-self-control links, guided by the TESSERA model.
Main Methods:
- A five-week longitudinal diary study involving 98 children.
- Weekly assessments of schoolwork effort, schoolwork emotions, and self-control.
- Multilevel modeling analyses at both between- and within-person levels.
Main Results:
- Schoolwork effort was associated with individual differences in self-control.
- Emotional responses to schoolwork effort moderated its impact on self-control.
- These moderation effects were observed at both between- and within-person levels.
Conclusions:
- Positive expressions of effort in schoolwork predict enhanced self-control.
- The impact of effort on self-control is contingent upon emotional reactions and reinforcement.
- Findings align with the TESSERA model, emphasizing the interplay of effort, emotion, and personality development.
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