Effective Parenting and Self-Control: Difference by Gender

Shoenberger, Nicole A.; Rocheleau, Gregory C.

doi:10.1080/08974454.2016.1261071

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“…One of the first attempts to verify the assumption that females have a higher level of self-control than males was made by Higgins and Tewksbury (2006), who actually supported in their empirical research Gottfredson and Hirschi's (1990) contention. This result was confirmed in very recent research (Shoenberger and Rocheleau 2017), which showed that females have higher levels of selfcontrol than males and that this difference is accounted for by parenting factors. The difference in self-regulation was also assessed in five-year-old Norwegian children (Størksen et al 2015).…”

Section: Regulatory Focus In Economic Decisionssupporting

confidence: 78%

“…However, no results of self-control activation were observed in the girls' group. It can be explained by the base level of the self-control, which is generally higher in females than in males (Higgins and Tewksbury 2006;Shoenberger and Rocheleau 2017). Therefore, without any self-control activation, they may prefer saving (which requires self-control) over immediate consumption.…”

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The role of self-control and regulatory foci in money-saving behaviours among children

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The studies aimed to discover if it is possible to increase children's ability to defer consumption in favour of saving money by drawing attention to the importance of self-control and by inducing regulatory focus of promotion or prevention. The first study confirmed that economic behaviours of children are connected to their level of self-control. Next, in two experimental studies, self-control and regulatory focus were experimentally induced in 9-to 11-year-old children. The second study (n = 158) showed that self-control activation results in preference of saving over immediate consumption for boys but not for girls. The third study (n = 144) showed that promotion regulatory focus activation results in preference of saving over immediate consumption, while after the activation of prevention regulatory focus, children prefer immediate consumption. The results indicate that sole activation in children's thinking about the importance of self-control or about specific self-regulation motivations may influence saving behaviours. Nevertheless, due to the fact that males and females differ in self-control levels and in motivation for goal pursuit, inducing self-control or specific regulatory focus in children may have different effects on economic decisions, depending on a child's gender.

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The role of self-control and regulatory foci in money-saving behaviours among children

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“…Males were found to be more likely than females to receive physical punishment from parents and the effect of physical punishment also differed between genders [39]. Furthermore, selfcontrol was reported to be lower in males disciplined with spanking but no signi cant difference was noted in females disciplined with spanking [40]. All these evidences suggest that males with ADHD are more likely to receive physical punishment and subsequently perceive poorer self-control and display more aggressive behaviors than females with ADHD.…”

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Gender differences in externalizing and internalizing problems in Singaporean children and adolescents with attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder

Lau¹,

Lim²,

Acharryya

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Background: Studies on gender differences in attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) comorbidities in the Asian populations have been limited and previous studies have shown inconclusive findings. Singapore is a city-state country in Southeast Asia with a population of 5.7 million. This study examined gender differences in internalizing and externalizing problems in Singaporean children and adolescents with ADHD. The plausible social factors underlying the gender differences were discussed.Methods: A total of 773 participants (aged 6 to 18, 88% males) newly diagnosed with ADHD were recruited from the largest public child and adolescent psychiatric center in Singapore. Their internalizing and externalizing problems were assessed using the Child Behavioral Checklist and Teacher’s Report Form by parents and teachers respectively. Demographics and relevant social factors were collected using parent questionnaires.Results: Females with ADHD were reported to have less delinquent and aggressive behavior but more depressive symptoms than their male counterparts, similar to findings in the Western literature. Older age, lower socioeconomic status and parental use of physical punishment were associated with higher internalizing and externalizing problems after controlling for other factors.Conclusions: Gender differences in ADHD comorbidities do exist in the Asian clinical population. The lack of externalizing symptoms in females with ADHD has made timely referral and diagnosis challenging. More research is needed in understanding the gender differences in ADHD and the biopsychosocial mechanism underlying the differences in order to improve the detection of ADHD in females.

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“…Males were found to be more likely than females to receive physical punishment from parents and the effect of physical punishment also differed between genders [39]. Furthermore, self-control was reported to be lower in males disciplined with spanking but no significant difference was noted in females disciplined with spanking [40]. All these evidence suggests that males with ADHD are more likely to receive physical punishment and subsequently perceive poorer self-control and display more aggressive behaviors than females with ADHD.…”

Section: Other Factors: Socioeconomic Status Physical Punishment Spmentioning

confidence: 95%

Gender differences in externalizing and internalizing problems in Singaporean children and adolescents with attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder

Lau¹,

Lim²,

Acharryya

et al. 2020

Preprint

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Background : Studies on gender differences in attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) comorbidities in the Asian populations have been limited and previous studies have shown inconclusive findings. Singapore is a city-state country in Southeast Asia with a population of 5.7 million. This study examined gender differences in internalizing and externalizing problems in Singaporean children and adolescents with ADHD. The plausible social factors underlying the gender differences were discussed. Methods : A total of 773 participants (aged 6 to 18, 88% males) newly diagnosed with ADHD were recruited from the only public child and adolescent psychiatric center in Singapore. Their internalizing and externalizing problems were assessed using the Child Behavioral Checklist and Teacher’s Report Form by parents and teachers respectively. Demographics and relevant social factors were collected using parent questionnaires. Results : Females with ADHD were reported to have less delinquent and aggressive behavior but more depressive symptoms than their male counterparts, similar to findings in the Western literature. Older age, lower socioeconomic status and parental use of physical punishment were associated with higher internalizing and externalizing problems after controlling for other factors. Conclusions: Gender differences in ADHD comorbidities do exist in the Asian clinical population. This suggests a need for gender-specific assessment of ADHD as females do not present with much externalizing problem which makes identification more difficult.

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Effective Parenting and Self-Control: Difference by Gender

Cited by 14 publications

References 32 publications

The role of self-control and regulatory foci in money-saving behaviours among children

The role of self-control and regulatory foci in money-saving behaviours among children

Gender differences in externalizing and internalizing problems in Singaporean children and adolescents with attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder

Gender differences in externalizing and internalizing problems in Singaporean children and adolescents with attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder

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