Journal on Developmental Disabilities

The Journal on Developmental Disabilities is a peer-reviewed journal with a growing regional and international readership.

Volume 12 Number 1 Supplement 2	other issues
Down Syndrome	Editors Table of Contents Editorial Articles Mental Imagery in Persons With Intellectual Disability Delay of Gratification Playground Dynamics A Phenomenographic Study on Parenting Community Perceptions of Down Syndrome
Self-Imposed Delay of Gratification in Adolescents With Down Syndrome Monica Cuskelly and Patricia Stubbins
Abstract This study examined the associations between ability to delay gratification and language, temperament and generalized self-regulation in young people with Down syndrome. Using a median split, those who delayed gratification longer had better expressive language, were less impulsive on a measure of temperament and had higher reported self-regulation. The combination of these variables provided very good discrimination using logistic regression. download article >>

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Self-Imposed Delay of Gratification in Adolescents With Down Syndrome