Citation

Ganesalingam K, Sanson A, Anderson V, Yeates KO. J. Int. Neuropsychol. Soc. 2006; 12(5): 609-621.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Ganesa.Ka@chi.osu.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, Cambridge University Press)

DOI

10.1017/S1355617706060796

PMID

16961942

Abstract

This study examined the impact of childhood traumatic brain injury (TBI) on self-regulation and social and behavioral functioning, and the role of self-regulation as a predictor of children's social and behavioral functioning. Participants included 65 children with moderate to severe TBI and 65 children without TBI, all between 6 and 11 years of age. Self-regulation and social and behavioral functioning were assessed 2 to 5 years following injury. Children with TBI displayed deficits in self-regulation and social and behavioral functioning, after controlling for socioeconomic status (SES), although the magnitude of the deficits was not related to injury severity. Self-regulation accounted for significant variance in children's social and behavioral functioning, after controlling for SES and group membership. Self-regulation may be an important determinant of children's social and behavioral functioning following TBI.

Language: en