Self-regulation development

About the Project

The development of self-regulation is one of the major challenges of a child’s healthy and adaptive development. Studies on the origins of self-regulation in children have focused on a broad array of possible determinants, including biological factors such as brain development, genetic heritability, and child temperament, as well as environmental factors such as the early attachment relationship quality, parenting, and contextual factors. To combine these perspectives, I have investigated the interplay between parental and biological factors in early childhood development of self-regulation, in typically developing children. For this project, I collaborate with the Generation R Study, a prospective cohort study investigating growth, development, and health from fetal life onwards in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

CATEGORY:

Self-regulation

DATE:

2012-present

ROLE:

Researcher

FUNDED BY:

Erasmus Medical Center
Erasmus University Rotterdam
Netherlands Organization for Health Research and Development (ZonMw)
Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO)
Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport

PARTNERS:

Generation R Study Group
Department of Psychology, Education and Child Studies

Publications

  • Kok, R., Luijk, P.C.M., Lucassen, N., Prinzie, P., Jongerling, J., van IJzendoorn, M.H., Tiemeier, H., & Bakermans-Kranenburg, M.J. (2022). The role of supportive parenting and stress reactivity in the development of self-regulation in early childhood. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 31, 2424–2435. doi:10.1007/s10826-022-02360-8
  • Choenni, M.S.V., Lambregtse-van den Berg, Verhulst, F.C., Tiemeier, H., & Kok, R. (2019). The longitudinal relation between observed maternal parenting in the preschool period and the occurrence of child ADHD symptoms in middle childhood. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 47, 755-764. doi:10.1007/s10802-018-0492-9
  • Kok, R., Prinzie, P., Bakermans-Kranenburg, M. J., Verhulst, F. C., White, T., Tiemeier, H., & van IJzendoorn, M. H. (2018). Socialization of prosocial behavior: Gender differences in the mediating role of child brain volume. Child Neuropsychology, 24, 723-733. doi:10.1080/09297049.2017.1338340
  • Kok, R., Thijssen, S., Bakermans-Kranenburg, M. J., Jaddoe, V. W. V., Verhulst, F. C., White, T., van IJzendoorn, M. H., & Tiemeier, H. (2015). Normal variation in early parental sensitivity predicts child structural brain development. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 54, 824-831. doi:10.1016/j.jaac.2015.07.009
  • Kok, R. (2015). Zelfregulatie: Resultaat van opvoeding en biologie? Tijdschrift voor Orthopedagogiek, 54, 88-98.
  • Lucassen, N., Kok, R., Bakermans-Kranenburg, M. J. , van IJzendoorn, M. H., Jaddoe, V. W. V., Hofman, A., Verhulst, F. C., Lambregtse-van den Berg, M. P., & Tiemeier, H. (2015). Executive functions in early childhood: The role of maternal and paternal parenting practices. British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 33, 489-505. doi:10.1111/bjdp.12112
  • Kok, R., Lucassen, N., Bakermans-Kranenburg, M. J., van IJzendoorn, M. H., Ghassabian, A., Roza, S. J., Govaert, P., Jaddoe, V. W. V., Hofman, A., Verhulst, F. C., & Tiemeier, H. (2014). Parenting, corpus callosum and executive function in preschool children. Child Neuropsychology, 20, 583-606. doi:10.1080/09297049.2013.832741
  • Dierckx, B., Kok, R., Tulen, J. M. H., Jaddoe, V. W. V., Hofman, A., Verhulst, F. C., Bakermans-Kranenburg, M. J., van IJzendoorn, M. H., & Tiemeier, H. (2014). A prospective study of heart rate and externalising behaviours in young children. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 55, 402-410. doi:10.1111/jcpp.12175
  • Székely, E., Lucassen, N., Tiemeier, H., Bakermans-Kranenburg, M. J., van IJzendoorn, M. H., Kok, R., Jaddoe, V. W. V., Hofman, A., Verhulst, F. C., & Herba, C. M. (2014). Maternal depressive symptoms and sensitivity are related to young children’s facial expression recognition: the Generation R Study. Development and Psychopathology, 26, 333-345. doi:10.1017/S0954579413001028
  • Kok, R., Bakermans-Kranenburg, M. J., van IJzendoorn, M. H., Velders, F. P., Linting, M., Jaddoe, V. W. V., Hofman, A., Verhulst, F. C., & Tiemeier, H. (2013). The role of maternal stress during pregnancy, maternal discipline, and child COMT Val158Met genotype in the development of compliance. Developmental Psychobiology, 55, 451-464. doi:10.1002/dev.21049
  • Kok, R., Linting, M., Bakermans-Kranenburg, M. J., van IJzendoorn, M. H., Jaddoe, V. W. V., Hofman, A., Verhulst, F. C., & Tiemeier, H. (2013). Maternal sensitivity and internalizing problems: Evidence from two longitudinal studies in early childhood. Child Psychiatry & Human Development, 44, 751-765. doi:10.1007/s10578-013-0369-7
  • Kok, R., van IJzendoorn, M. H., Linting, M., Bakermans-Kranenburg, M. J., Tharner, A., Luijk, P. C. M., Székely, E., Jaddoe, V. W. V., Hofman, A., Verhulst, F. C., & Tiemeier, H. (2013). Attachment insecurity predicts child active resistance to parental requests in a compliance task. Child: Care, Health and Development, 39, 277-287. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2214.2012.01374.x
  • Henrichs, J., Schenk, J. J., Kok, R., Ftitache, B., Schmidt, H. G., Hofman, A., Jaddoe, V. W. V., Verhulst, F. C., & Tiemeier, H. (2011). Parental family stress during pregnancy and cognitive functioning in early childhood: The Generation R Study. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 26, 332-343. doi:10.1016/j.ecresq.2011.01.003

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