AUTHOR=Blair Clancy , Ku Seulki 

TITLE=A Hierarchical Integrated Model of Self-Regulation

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychology

VOLUME=Volume 13 - 2022

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.725828

DOI=10.3389/fpsyg.2022.725828

ISSN=1664-1078

ABSTRACT=We present a hierarchical integrated model of self-regulation in which executive function is one of five distinct components. The model is comprised of cognitive, emotional, behavioral, physiological, and genetic levels which are reciprocally and recursively related. We present empirical support for the model, primarily from a single longitudinal study with good measurement at each level of the model.  We find that the model is consistent with current thinking on related topics such as cybernetic theory, the theory of allostasis and allostatic load, and the theory of skill development in harsh and unpredictable environments, referred to as “hidden talents”.