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Deneault, Audrey-Ann; Bureau, Jean-François; Yurkowski, Kim – Developmental Psychology, 2022
Past meta-analyses show that both child-mother and child-father attachment insecurity are independently and jointly associated with more externalizing behaviors in children. Little is known, however, on the ways that different types of insecure attachment independently and jointly predict the development of externalizing behaviors over time.…
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Mothers, Fathers, Attachment Behavior
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Walker, Meghan A.; Rinaldi, Christina – Contemporary School Psychology, 2020
The present study investigated the role of children's social and emotional functioning on their academic success in preschool. Data was collected from 81 children, and their teachers, in preschool programs in a Western Canadian municipality. Children completed measures of receptive language and academic functioning; teachers independently…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Children, Social Development, Emotional Development
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Gagné, Monique; Guhn, Martin; Janus, Magdalena; Georgiades, Katholiki; Emerson, Scott D.; Milbrath, Constance; Duku, Eric; Magee, Carly; Schonert-Reichl, Kimberly A.; Gadermann, Anne M. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2021
Immigrant and refugee children and adolescents form a growing socially, culturally, and economically diverse group with the potential for wide-ranging adaptation outcomes. The goal of the study was to examine whether developmental competencies (social-emotional and academic) and sociodemographic disparities (e.g., SES and migration class)…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Refugees, Young Children, Adolescents
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Dubeau, Diane; Coutu, Sylvain; Lavigueur, Suzanne – Early Child Development and Care, 2013
The relative integration of fathers into the parental unit clearly poses numerous conceptual and methodological challenges despite the considerable progress that has been made in this area. Important social changes that have occurred over a relatively short period of time have resulted in a redefinition of parental roles which supports the…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Parent Child Relationship, Mothers, Fathers
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Lapointe, Vanessa R.; Ford, Laurie; Zumbo, Bruno D. – Early Education and Development, 2007
In the current research project, the relationship between neighborhood environment and school readiness was investigated. To measure neighbourhood environment, data from the 2001 Canadian Census were used, while school readiness was measured using the Early Development Instrument (EDI). EDI data were collected for kindergarten children across…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, School Readiness, Family Structure, Foreign Countries
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Forget-Dubois, Nadine; Lemelin, Jean-Pascal; Boivin, Michel; Dionne, Ginette; Seguin, Jean R.; Vitaro, Frank; Tremblay, Richard E. – Early Education and Development, 2007
School readiness tests are significant predictors of early school achievement. Measuring school readiness on a large scale would be necessary for the implementation of intervention programs at the community level. However, assessment of school readiness is costly and time consuming. This study assesses the predictive value of a school readiness…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Academic Achievement, Cognitive Tests, Reading Achievement