Huge thanks for digging that up. Not surprisingly, it doesn't say what one might think after reading the OP, with its mention of Catholic guilt. First, the ter

Huge thanks for digging that up. Not surprisingly, it doesn't say what one might think after reading the OP, with its mention of Catholic guilt. First, the term guilt is used here to describe any kind of emotional discomfort (eg. anxiety) that is associated with transgressions. Secondly, the authors accept that effortful control (elsewhere called self-regulation - what you or I might think of as internalising the rules) has a large positive effect on children's behaviour. What they set out to do is to see how they play out in different children. I am now going to grossly paraphrase the rest because I doubt anybody is still reading this: If the kid is a nervous wreck, it doesn't matter how self-regulated they are because they are going to behave anyway. If the kid is tough as nails, you had better hope they have internalised the rules or else you have a troublemaker on your hands.