Abstract
Self-regulation is an important prerequisite for successful academic achievement, particularly for children who are at risk
for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). We taught Mental Contrasting with Implementation Intentions (MCII), a
technique that is known to facilitate the self-regulation of goal pursuit, to schoolchildren (sixth- and seventh-graders)
both at risk and not at risk for ADHD. Parents rated their children’s level of self-regulation 2 weeks after the intervention.
Children at risk and not at risk benefited from MCII more than from a learning style intervention only and the benefits of
MCII were particularly strong for children at risk for ADHD. The results have implications with respect to supporting children’s
self-regulation in their everyday school lives.
for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). We taught Mental Contrasting with Implementation Intentions (MCII), a
technique that is known to facilitate the self-regulation of goal pursuit, to schoolchildren (sixth- and seventh-graders)
both at risk and not at risk for ADHD. Parents rated their children’s level of self-regulation 2 weeks after the intervention.
Children at risk and not at risk benefited from MCII more than from a learning style intervention only and the benefits of
MCII were particularly strong for children at risk for ADHD. The results have implications with respect to supporting children’s
self-regulation in their everyday school lives.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Category Original Paper
- Pages 1-12
- DOI 10.1007/s11031-012-9288-3
- Authors
- Caterina Gawrilow, German Institute for International Educational Research (DIPF), Center for Individual Development and Adaptive Education of Children at Risk (IDeA), Goethe-University of Frankfurt, Mertonstr. 17, 60325 Frankfurt, Germany
- Katrin Morgenroth, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
- Regina Schultz, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
- Gabriele Oettingen, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
- Peter M. Gollwitzer, New York University, New York, NY, USA
- Journal Motivation and Emotion
- Online ISSN 1573-6644
- Print ISSN 0146-7239