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Self-Regulation Assessment Based on Compliance and Noncompliance in Children

Valoración de la Autorregulación con base en el Cumplimiento y el Incumplimiento en los Niños

Avaliação da Autorregulação com base no Cumprimento e no Incumprimento em Crianças

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https://doi.org/10.15446/rcp.v27n2.67747

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compliance, noncompliance, self-regulation, children, measurement (en)
cumplimiento, incumplimiento, autorregulación, niños, medición (es)
autorregulação, crianças, cumprimento, incumprimento, medição (pt)

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In this paper, I reflect on the information that compliance and noncompliance behaviors provide about self-regulation development. I argue that these behaviors present differences in self-regulation, depending on the level of independence of the children, their motivation, and the emotional activation they express when disobeying. Based on this, I make suggestions on methodologies to capture each of these factors and to have a more complete and accurate approach to study self-regulation in children. I propose to differentiate several types of compliance and noncompliance, record children’s behavior and type of parental control simultaneously, and analyze the children’s behavior in response to legitimate and illegitimate demands.

 

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Plata-Caviedes, T. (2018). Self-Regulation Assessment Based on Compliance and Noncompliance in Children. Revista Colombiana de Psicología, 27(2), 161 - 175. doi:https://doi.org/10.15446/rcp.v27n2.67747

 

En este trabajo llevo a cabo una reflexión acerca de la información que los comportamientos de obediencia y desobediencia nos brindan acerca del desarrollo de la autorregulación en los niños. Sostengo que las diferencias que estos comportamientos revelan en cuanto a la autorregulación dependen del nivel de autonomía de los niños, su motivación y la activación emocional que demuestran cuando desobedecen. Sugiero también algunas metodologías para valorar cada uno de estos factores. Específicamente, propongo diferenciar entre los distintos tipos de cumplimiento e incumplimiento, registrar de manera simultánea el comportamiento de los niños y el tipo de control ejercido por los padres y analizar el comportamiento con el que responden los niños a exigencias legítimas e ilegítimas. Estas distinciones son importantes para un abordaje más completo y preciso del estudio de la autorregulación en los niños

 

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Plata-Caviedes, T. (2018). Valoración de la Autorregulación con base en el Cumplimiento y el Incumplimiento en los Niños. Revista Colombiana de Psicología, 27(2), 161 - 175. doi:https://doi.org/10.15446/rcp.v27n2.67747

 

Neste trabalho, realizo uma reflexão sobre a informação que os comportamentos de cumprimento e incumprimento nos oferecem acerca do desenvolvimento da autorregulação em crianças. Sustento que as diferenças que esses comportamentos revelam quanto à autorregulação dependem do nível de autonomia das crianças, sua motivação e a ativação emocional que demonstram quando desobedecem. Sugiro também algumas metodologias para avaliar cada um desses fatores. Em específico, proponho diferenciar entre os tipos de cumprimento e incumprimento, registrar de maneira simultânea o comportamento das crianças e o tipo de controle exercido pelos pais, além de analisar o comportamento com o qual respondem as crianças a exigências legítimas e ilegítimas. Essas diferenciações são importantes para uma abordagem mais completa e precisa do estudo da autorregulação em crianças.

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