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A longitudinal study of self-regulation development: Effects of early life stress and impact on school-readiness

Award Number: R15HD105179
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 08/31/2021
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 08/30/2025

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A longitudinal study of self-regulation development: Effects of early life stress and impact on school-readiness - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT A major task of childhood is learning to control impulses, emotions, and attention. This self-regulation in early childhood predicts academic readiness, social-emotional competence, and fewer behavior problems. Children experiencing early life stress (e.g. poverty, parental mental illness) tend to demonstrate poorer self-regulation, which might account for greater adjustment problems often observed in these children. Additionally, not all children facing adversity struggle later in life and self-regulation may be a key factor in their resilience. Thus, self-regulation has been cited as an ideal mechanism for interventions likely to cascade to other areas of functioning. However, we don’t fully understand the development of self- regulation itself, which is needed in order to identify targets for preventive interventions aimed at promoting positive adjustment in children in high-risk settings. The overarching goal of this research project is to understand the contextual, parenting, and physiological factors that contribute to the development of self- regulation over time in early childhood in families experiencing adversity. Aim 1: To test the direct associations between the contextual, parenting, and physiological factors and children’s self-regulation. Aim 2: To examine the path model predicting self-regulation and socioemotional outcomes, including mediational pathways through parenting, child sleep, and the stress response system. Aim 3: To examine the protective factors that promote resilience despite contextual risk. These hypotheses will be tested in a sample of 100 young children and their families. Parents and their 3-year-old children will complete a battery of tasks to measure various aspects of self-regulation and parenting behavior. Parents will also report on contextual factors such as socioeconomic status, their own mental health, and the home environment. Saliva will be collected from the child to measure cortisol reactivity to a stressor. Sleep will be measured using actigraphy and sleep diaries. Socioemotional and school-readiness outcomes will be measured by objective assessments, parent- and teacher-report. This longitudinal study will have four total time points, with two in-person assessment waves and two online follow-ups, allowing us to examine longitudinal mediational processes. Results from the proposed study will elucidate the behavioral and physiological mechanisms by which early adversity and contextual risk factors impact self-regulation, and how self-regulation impacts socioemotional and school-readiness outcomes. This will allow for the development of targeted interventions to help promote self-regulation and school-readiness in high-risk children.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2026 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2026	2021	EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY	203 PIERCE HALL	YPSILANTI	MI	48197	WASHTENAW	USA	Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research	000	1	2/20/2026	NEW	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2024	2021	EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY	203 PIERCE HALL	YPSILANTI	MI	48197	WASHTENAW	USA	Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research	000	1	6/7/2024	NEW	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2023	2021	EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY	202 WELCH HALL	YPSILANTI	MI	48197	WASHTENAW	USA	Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research	000	1	8/9/2023	NEW	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $445,500 )
2021	2021	EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY	202 WELCH HALL	YPSILANTI	MI	48197	WASHTENAW	USA	Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research	000	1	8/31/2021	NEW	$445,500
														Subtotal = $445,500

Grand Total All Awards = $445,500

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A longitudinal study of self-regulation development: Effects of early life stress and impact on school-readiness

Award Number: R15HD105179

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 08/31/2021

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 08/30/2025

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