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Goble, Priscilla; Nauman, Cambrian; Fife, Katelyn; Blalock, Sarah M. – Infant and Child Development, 2020
The current study examined the effect of children's positive relationships and interactions with their teachers and the development of executive function (EF) skills in first grade. A primary objective was to examine externalizing behaviour problems (EBPs) as a potential moderator of the link between teacher-child relationships and interactions…
Descriptors: Teacher Student Relationship, Interaction, Executive Function, Grade 1
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Engle, Jennifer M.; McElwain, Nancy L.; Lasky, Nicole – Infant and Child Development, 2011
The presence and quality of friendships are posited to have developmental significance, yet little is known about the extent to which children without friends versus low-quality friendships compare on socioemotional adjustment. The current study utilized data from a subsample of 567 children (289 boys) participating in the NICHD Study of Early…
Descriptors: Friendship, Kindergarten, Preschool Children, Adjustment (to Environment)
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Doumen, Sarah; Buyse, Evelien; Colpin, Hilde; Verschueren, Karine – Infant and Child Development, 2011
High levels of teacher-child conflict have repeatedly been found to amplify children's aggressive behaviour. Up to now, however, research on possible mechanisms explaining this link is largely lacking. The current study aimed to test whether children's self-esteem is an intervening mechanism. Participants were 139 children (70 boys, M age = 6.18…
Descriptors: Conflict, Grade 1, Teacher Student Relationship, Aggression
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Nyberg, Lillianne; Henricsson, Lisbeth; Rydell, Ann-Margaret – Infant and Child Development, 2008
The principal aim of the present study was to obtain a deeper understanding than hitherto of the concurrent correlates and prospective predictors of loneliness and poor peer acceptance, both falling under the umbrella term low social inclusion. Problematic and socially competent behaviours were investigated as possible predictors of low social…
Descriptors: Grade 6, Grade 1, Peer Acceptance, Psychological Patterns