Self-regulation as a resource in coping with developmental demands - a prospective analysis from middle childhood to adolescence

Self-regulation as a resource in coping with developmental demands - a prospective analysis from middle childhood to adolescence - PIERYOUTH

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00030847

Enrollment

1074

Registered

2022-12-14

Start date

2022-06-04

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-01-12

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Conditions

Self-regulation deficits Externalizing problems (aggressive and antisocial behavior), problems with peers Body dissatisfaction Internalizing problems (anxiety, depressiveness, withdrawal, somatic symptoms, self-esteem problems E66 F32 F41.1 F41.2 F50 F90 F91

Interventions

Group 1: The study builds on an existing prospective longitudinal survey with a pool of 1,590 participants. A total of three survey waves (at ages 6-10, 7-11, and 9-13) has already taken place. The PI

control variable: Color weakness/blindness - Working memory updating: Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale - Fourth Edition, digit span backward (WAIS-IV

Petermann, 2012) - Set-shifting: Dimensional Change Card Sorting (DCCS

Qu et al., 2013) - Heart rate variability (HRV): BioSign HRV-Scanner (Appelhans & Luecken

2006)

Control variables: Questions about variables that might affect HRV-measurement: consume of caffeine / cardioactive substances

intensive physical training during the last 24 hours

sleep quality and duration of the previous night

time of the last meal - General emotional reactivity: Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function - subscale emotional control (BRIEF

Gioia et al., 2000) - Anger reactivity: Buss-Perry-Aggression Questionnaire - Subscale

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Not applicable (contacting former participants of the PIER study)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Not applicable (contacting former participants of the PIER study)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
(Development of) self-regulatory competencies of adolescents (multimethod measurement of different self-regulatory facets) as well as their effect on coping with age-typical developmental demands and psychological well-being in adolescence in interaction with other factors. Since little is known about self-regulatory competences and their effects in adolescence, the aim is to contribute to the theoretical understanding of self-regulation by employing comprehensive empirical data.	—

Measure

Time frame

(Development of) self-regulatory competencies of adolescents (multimethod measurement of different self-regulatory facets) as well as their effect on coping with age-typical developmental demands and psychological well-being in adolescence in interaction with other factors. Since little is known about self-regulatory competences and their effects in adolescence, the aim is to contribute to the theoretical understanding of self-regulation by employing comprehensive empirical data.

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactMichaela Gmeiner

Universität Potsdam

pierstudie@uni-potsdam.de0331 977 213853

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 11, 2026