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A life‐span, relational, public health model of self‐regulation: Impact on individual and community health
Author(s) -
Maniar Swapnil,
Zaff Jonathan F.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
new directions for child and adolescent development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.628
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1534-8687
pISSN - 1520-3247
DOI - 10.1002/cd.305
Subject(s) - life span , psychology , developmental psychology , public health , social psychology , gerontology , medicine , nursing
In this chapter, the authors extend the ideas around the development of self‐regulation and its impact on development by proposing a life‐span, relational, public health model. They propose that the role of self‐regulation should be understood across transitions from childhood to adulthood and through an individual and community perspective, including the relational process between the individual, the community, and contextual factors, such as the social determinants of health. These contextual factors may mediate or moderate the development of self‐regulatory capacity across one's life span, influencing both individual and community health. Therefore, to ensure proper self‐regulatory development, we must address the myriad external factors that undermine the development of self‐regulation across the life span. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.