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Hong, Xiumin; Lu, Yanan; Zhu, Wenting – Early Education and Development, 2023
Research Findings: This study investigated children's feelings about school and their adaptation to primary school after leaving kindergarten. Altogether, 28,334 Chinese children (ages 6-8 years) were sampled and surveyed online. The descriptive statistic, latent class analysis (LCA) approach, and logistic regression analysis indicated that: (1)…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, Student Adjustment, Elementary School Students
Legkauskas, Visvaldas; Magelinskaite-Legkauskiene, Šarune – Early Child Development and Care, 2021
This study examined whether social competence at the time of entrance to elementary school predicted school adjustment two years later. The sample consisted of 389 children followed from the 1st to the 3rd grade in Lithuanian urban schools. In the 3rd-grade school adjustment was measured by assessing popularity in class, student-teacher…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Competence, Grade 1, Elementary School Students, Student Adjustment
Legkauskas, Visvaldas; Magelinskaite-Legkauskiene, Šarune – Issues in Educational Research, 2019
The present research investigated the importance of learning-related and interpersonal aspects of social competence as well as parent education in the first grade for school adjustment indicators These included self-reported involvement in bullying, teacher-reported student-teacher relationships, and academic achievement -- a year later. Social…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Interpersonal Competence, Social Development
Hall, Cristin M.; Welsh, Janet A.; Bierman, Karen L.; Nix, Robert – Psychology in the Schools, 2016
The association between social withdrawal, school adjustment, and academic functioning in preschool and school entry is well-established. Children who experience social withdrawal in primary grades are at risk for decreased academic performance. The bidirectional relationships among early literacy and social withdrawal in primary grades have not…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Withdrawal (Psychology), Reading Achievement, At Risk Students
Abenavoli, Rachel M.; Greenberg, Mark T. – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2016
There is growing consensus among researchers and practitioners that children's socialemotional readiness makes unique contributions to their successful transition to and progress through school. However, many children still begin school ill-prepared for the behavioral demands they will encounter in the classroom. This study examines the joint…
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, Student Adjustment, Readiness
Kiuru, Noona; Laursen, Brett; Aunola, Kaisa; Zhang, Xia; Lerkkanen, Marja-Kristiina – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly: Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2016
This longitudinal study, conducted among a sample of Finnish primary-school children, examined the proposition that a single high-quality relationship (either with a teacher or a parent) can buffer against adjustment problems. Teachers rated the externalizing problems and prosocial behaviors of 378 children in Grade 1 and again in Grade 2.…
Descriptors: Student Adjustment, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Student Relationship
Eisenhower, Abbey S.; Bush, Hillary Hurst; Blacher, Jan – Journal of Applied School Psychology, 2015
In this conceptual article, we integrate existing literature on early school transitions, ecological systems theory, and student-teacher relationships to propose a framework for investigating the transition to school for children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). A review of the literature suggests that the quality of early student-teacher…
Descriptors: Teacher Student Relationship, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Student Adjustment
Murray, Elizabeth; Harrison, Linda Joan – Educational Psychology, 2011
This study investigated the extent to which learning readiness, prior-to-school experiences, and child and family characteristics influence children's literacy and numeracy achievement across the first year of primary school. A sample of 104 kindergarten children was recruited from 16 classrooms and followed from the beginning to the end of their…
Descriptors: Learning Readiness, Family Characteristics, Academic Achievement, Numeracy
Ponitz, Claire Cameron; Rimm-Kaufman, Sara E.; Brock, Laura L. – Elementary School Journal, 2009
We examined gender differences in the first-grade transition, exploring child and classroom contributions to self-control and achievement in a rural sample. Teachers (n = 36) reported on children's (n = 172) initial adjustment difficulty and end-of-year self-control. Observed classroom organization and teacher-reported classroom chaos measured…
Descriptors: Females, Student Adjustment, Mathematics Skills, Grade 1
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