TY - JOUR
T1 - Executive Control and Adolescent Health
T2 - Toward A Conceptual Framework
AU - Nelson, Timothy D.
AU - Nelson, Jennifer Mize
AU - Mason, W. Alex
AU - Tomaso, Cara C.
AU - Kozikowski, Chelsea B.
AU - Espy, Kimberly Andrews
N1 - Funding Information:
Funding Preparation of this publication was supported by the National Institute On Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number R01DA041738 and by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number R01DK116693. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.
Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2019/3/15
Y1 - 2019/3/15
N2 - Executive control is a set of cognitive abilities that may impact a variety of adolescent health behaviors and outcomes; however, research on executive control as a contributor to the physical health of youth is relatively limited. Therefore, the current article explores the possible role of executive control in adolescent health by reviewing relevant literature and proposing a conceptual framework to guide future research in this area. The development of executive control from preschool through adolescence is described, with particular attention to executive control in the unique health context of adolescence. A new conceptual model is proposed, focusing on how executive control may play a critical role in supporting health in adolescence and beyond through the mechanisms of attentional, behavioral, and emotional control. Literature exploring associations between youth executive control and key health behaviors (including diet, physical activity, sleep and substance use) is reviewed. Researchers and clinicians are encouraged to consider executive control as an important cross-cutting contributor to health during adolescence and beyond and to incorporate this construct into longitudinal studies of health.
AB - Executive control is a set of cognitive abilities that may impact a variety of adolescent health behaviors and outcomes; however, research on executive control as a contributor to the physical health of youth is relatively limited. Therefore, the current article explores the possible role of executive control in adolescent health by reviewing relevant literature and proposing a conceptual framework to guide future research in this area. The development of executive control from preschool through adolescence is described, with particular attention to executive control in the unique health context of adolescence. A new conceptual model is proposed, focusing on how executive control may play a critical role in supporting health in adolescence and beyond through the mechanisms of attentional, behavioral, and emotional control. Literature exploring associations between youth executive control and key health behaviors (including diet, physical activity, sleep and substance use) is reviewed. Researchers and clinicians are encouraged to consider executive control as an important cross-cutting contributor to health during adolescence and beyond and to incorporate this construct into longitudinal studies of health.
KW - Adolescent
KW - Child
KW - Executive control
KW - Health
KW - Health behaviors
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U2 - 10.1007/s40894-018-0094-3
DO - 10.1007/s40894-018-0094-3
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85062010195
SN - 2363-8346
VL - 4
SP - 31
EP - 43
JO - Adolescent Research Review
JF - Adolescent Research Review
IS - 1
ER -