Development and socialization of self-regulation from infancy to adolescence: A meta-review differentiating between self-regulatory abilities, goals, and motivation

Christiane Wesarg-Menzel, Rutmer Ebbes*, Maud Hensums, Eline Wagemaker, Martina S. Zaharieva, Janneke P.C. Staaks, Alithe L. van den Akker, Ingmar Visser, Machteld Hoeve, Eddie Brummelman, Tycho J. Dekkers, Jaap A. Schuitema, Helle Larsen, Cristina Colonnesi, Brenda R.J. Jansen, Geertjan Overbeek, Hilde M. Huizenga, Reinout W. Wiers

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    Self-regulation has been intensely studied across developmental science disciplines in virtue of its significance to understanding and fostering adaptive functioning throughout life. Whereas research has predominantly focused on self-regulatory abilities, age-related changes in goals and motivation that underlie self-regulation have been largely neglected. In a systematic meta-review, we disentangle the development of self-regulatory abilities from age-related goals and motivation between infancy and adolescence. We further investigate the roles of parents, teachers, and peers in the socialization of self-regulatory abilities separately from the socialization of goals and motivation. We searched reviews and meta-analyses on self-regulation in typical development (0–18 years), identifying 1,935 records, from which 136 articles were included. Results show that self-regulation develops from being largely co-regulated in infancy to an independent yet socially-calibrated process in adolescence. We further demonstrate continuity as well as age-related transitions in the abilities, goals, and motivation employed for self-regulation, and pinpoint the exact role of various social agents involved in these processes. Our meta-review yields a detailed description of self-regulation development between infancy and adolescence, providing a starting point for future developmental and intervention work regarding key processes and social agents to be considered when targeting self-regulation in a particular age group.

    Originele taal-2English
    Artikelnummer101090
    Aantal pagina's27
    TijdschriftDevelopmental Review
    Volume69
    DOI's
    StatusPublished - sep.-2023

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