Meanings of effortful control in English

Specifically, higher effortful control was associated with larger volume of the left orbitofrontal cortex and hippocampus.

Adjusted logistic regression analyses found positive associations between surgency and vegetable consumption as well as between effortful control and vegetable consumption.

Structural MRI studies have identified a link between cortical maturation and temperamental effortful control (EC), which is a trait-like risk factor for psychopathology during adolescence.

A leftward asymmetric pattern of ACC folding was associated with significantly higher temperamental Effortful Control and lower Negative Affectivity than a rightward asymmetric pattern.