The role of self-regulation in the effects of environmental exposures on child mental health and cognition

Title	The role of self-regulation in the effects of environmental exposures on child mental health and cognition
Source	Klatte, M.; Bergström, K.; Leist, L.; Jeram, S. ; Lachmann, T.; Spilski, J.; Arat, A.; White, K.; Schreckenberg, D.; van Kamp, I.; Dzhambov, A.; Lercher, P.; Vincens, N.; Jansen, S.; Julvez, J.; Persson Waye, K.  (Submitted to Developmental Science, under review)
Level of evidence	Literature review
What	Systematic literature review on self-regulation (SR) as a potential link between cumulative environmental exposures and mental health, cognition, and achievement outcomes in children and adolescents.
Findings	Self-regulation acts as a link between environmental exposures and health outcomes.  Self-regulation abilities may shield children against the negative effects of cumulative exposures.  Caregivers´ skills in co-regulation and support lay the foundation for self-regulation development in infancy and toddlerhood.
Recommendations	Assess the link between self-regulation and health outcomes in more depth using high-quality standardized psychometric instruments, latent profile/cluster analyses and network models to increase comparability between studies. Include parents and caregivers in interventions to improve self-regulation, focusing on developing their skills in co-regulation and support