Kurt Eggers

Temperament plays an important role in the experience and expression of emotions, such as emotional reactivity and emotional (self-) regulation and is associated with certain executive functioning components. This manuscript describes the empirical studies from my research lab that have focused on the association between temperament, self-regulation, and executive functioning in childhood stuttering. Findings from our initial temperament questionnaire-based work as well as later studies, primarily using behavioral (computer) paradigms focusing on different aspects of self-regulation and executive functioning, will be discussed.