To think about the consequences and be able to control oneself – if a child learns this, you can be calm for him not only now, but also in the future: it is these abilities that will help him make a career.
Scientists have proven that children with good self-control, that is, with the ability to concentrate, not to give up difficult tasks and to suppress impulsive behavior, in the future it is easier to find a job and lose it less often. In addition, they spend 40% less time in the status of unemployed than those who in childhood never learned to do without outside help.
To establish a link between childhood self-control and future unemployment, the researchers examined the results of two multi-year studies of more than 15 British children. Self-control levels were measured by adjusting for intelligence, social class, family history, and health status.
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Unemployment among those who were not known for self-control in childhood skyrocketed during the recession of the 1980s: people who needed help from outside were the first to lose their jobs, and it was difficult for them to find another one. This can be explained by a number of factors: increased vulnerability to stress due to unemployment, loss of skills due to long breaks from work, self-doubt – all this does not contribute to successful employment.
“To avoid such problems, it is important to cultivate self-control in childhood, when the psyche is most plastic. In addition to personal well-being, this will help reduce unemployment in society, especially during recessions, and bring benefits in the long run,” says study author Michael Daly (Michael Daly). To develop self-control, he recommends special programs in school and kindergarten, as well as yoga, martial arts and walking meditation.
Подробнее см. M. Daly, L. Delaney, M. Egan, R. F. Baumeister «Childhood Self-Control and Unemployment Throughout the Life Span: Evidence From Two British Cohort Studies», Psychological Science, 2015.