Parent-child interactions affect a child's inhibitory control. Better quality interactions lead to higher inhibitory control while lower quality interactions lead to lower inhibitory control.

Inhibitory Control and Parent-Child Interactions

- Children with low levels of inhibitory control one year had higher amounts of teacher-child conflict the following year.
- Children with higher teacher-child conflict one year showed lower levels of inhibition the following year in early elementary school.
- The cycle of lower inhibition leading to higher teacher-child conflict and then leading to lower inhibition shows that this association is reciprocal and has lasting effects for the children developmentally. 
- This reciprocal association was mediated by inattention and aggressive behavior. This could be because both are caused by having lower inhibition.

Inhibitory Control and Teacher-Child Interactions

- Inhibitory Control and Parent-Child Interactions 
- Inhibitory Control and Teacher-Child Interactions



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Inhibitory control is an aspect of self-regulation and executive function that is especially important for children upon entering school since it can help with learning what to do in a school environment that is different from what they are used to at home. Low levels of inhibitory control have been associated with worse academics.

Inhibitory Control in Elementary-School Years

Berry, D. (2012). Inhibitory control and teacher–child conflict: Reciprocal associations across the elementary-school years. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 33, 66–76. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appdev.2011.10.002

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