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Bassett, Hideko Hamada; Denham, Susanne A.; Fettig, Nicole B.; Curby, Timothy W.; Mohtasham, Mandana; Austin, Nila – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2017
Based on the emotion socialization and bioecological models, the present study examined the contributions of teacher emotion socialization (i.e., teacher reactions to child emotions) on children's social-emotional behaviors, and the moderating effect of child temperamental surgency on these relations in the preschool context. A total of 337…
Descriptors: Personality, Teacher Response, Socialization, Preschool Children
Poulou, Maria S. – Early Education and Development, 2017
The present study used hierarchical linear modeling to examine predictors of students' emotional and behavioral difficulties in preschool classrooms. Specifically, the study examined (a) the link between teachers' perceptions of their own emotional intelligence and students' emotional and behavioral difficulties, (b) the link between teachers'…
Descriptors: Emotional Intelligence, Interpersonal Competence, Behavior Problems, Emotional Problems
Sjöman, Madeleine; Granlund, Mats; Almqvist, Lena – Early Child Development and Care, 2016
This study examined social interaction as a mediator between externalized behaviour difficulties and children's engagement in preschool. Data from 663 children (340 boys), aged 18-71 months, were collected at 81 Swedish preschool units in six municipalities to test a path model that included child, teacher, and child groups. The results indicated…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Learner Engagement, Hyperactivity, Teacher Student Relationship
Mihic, Josipa; Novak, Miranda; Basic, Josipa; Nix, Robert L. – International Journal of Emotional Education, 2016
Preschool PATHS (Promoting Alternative Thinking Strategies) is an evidence-based universal prevention program focused on promoting children's social and emotional competencies and reducing the likelihood of behaviour problems and negative relationships with peers and teachers. This paper examines changes in the social and emotional competencies of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Development, Emotional Development, Preschool Children
Pierucci, Jillian M.; O'Brien, Christopher T.; McInnis, Melissa A.; Gilpin, Ansley Tullos; Barber, Angela B. – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2014
This study explored unique constructs of fantasy orientation and whether there are developmental benefits for fantasy-oriented children. By age 3, children begin developing executive functions, with some children exhibiting high fantasy orientation in their cognitions and behaviors. Preschoolers ("n" = 106) completed fantasy orientation…
Descriptors: Fantasy, Executive Function, Regression (Statistics), Child Development
Bulotsky-Shearer, Rebecca J.; Bell, Elizabeth R.; Carter, Tracy M.; Dietrich, Sandy L. R. – Early Education and Development, 2014
Research Findings: The present study examined the degree to which the association between interactive peer play and academic skills was dependent upon the level of classroom quality for a representative sample of culturally and linguistically diverse urban Head Start children (N = 304 children across 53 classrooms). Peer play interactions within…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Play, Peer Relationship, Economically Disadvantaged
Mokrova, Irina; Broekhuizen, Martine; Burchinal, Margaret – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2015
A growing body of research has shown that high quality early care and education (ECE) is positively related to the development of children's social and academic skills (e.g., Barnett, 2011; Lamb & Ahnert, 2006; NICHD ECCRN, 2006). There is evidence that high quality ECE experiences can improve children's levels of social adjustment (Bierman et…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Early Childhood Education, Educational Quality, Social Development
Santos, Antonio J.; Peceguina, Ines; Daniel, Joao R.; Shin, Nana; Vaughn, Brian E. – Social Development, 2013
This study tested assumptions and conclusions reached in an earlier confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) study of the social competence (SC) construct for preschool children. Two samples (total N = 408; a new Portuguese sample and one from US samples that had participated in the original study) contributed data. Seven SC indicators were tested for…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Foreign Countries, Interpersonal Competence, Social Development
Stefan, Catrinel A.; Miclea, Mircea – Psychology in the Schools, 2013
This study was designed to assess the effectiveness of a multifocused
(child-, teacher- and parent-focused) prevention program for Romanian preschoolers, targeting social--emotional competence development, as well as reduction of behavior problems. Fourteen classrooms were randomly assigned to the intervention and control conditions. Subsequent…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Preschool Children, Prevention, Social Development