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Direct linkSørlie, Mari-Anne; Hagen, Kristine Amlund; Nordahl, Kristin Berg – International Journal of School & Educational Psychology, 2021
This study examined the development of social skills across five measurement points from 4th through 7th grade, and the influence of child gender and school-related factors on the level and growth of social skills, in a large sample of normally developing children in Norway (N = 2,076). On average, children's social skills scores increased…
Descriptors: Skill Development, Social Development, Interpersonal Competence, Elementary School Students
Giske, Rune; Ugelstad, Ingunn Berrefjord; Torill Meland, Aud; Kaltvedt, Elsa Helen; Eikeland, Synnøve; Tønnessen, Finn Egil; Reikerås, Elin Kirsti Lie – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2018
This article explores the relationship between toddlers' (age: 30-33 months) well-being (WB), play (PL), social-emotional competence (SC) and movement skills (MS). Two hypotheses were put forward for testing: (1) there is a significant positive correlation between WB, PL, SC and MS, and (2) toddlers' WB can be predicted from their PL, SC and MS.…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Correlation, Well Being, Play
Gustavsen, Ann Margareth – Cogent Education, 2017
Previous studies found that girls have higher academic achievement than boys in most school subjects. Teachers' grading of academic achievement seems to be based not only on students' knowledge but also their social skills, and teachers tend to assess girls as having better social skills than boys. The main aim of this study was to examine through…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Interpersonal Competence, Academic Achievement, Teacher Attitudes
Naerland, Terje; Martinsen, Harald – Early Child Development and Care, 2011
This study is based on video-recorded observations of 64 children during free play at their nursery. A measure of "social focus" in the preschool, regarded as an indicator of social status, was constructed from the amount of positive and neutral contacts children received from their peers. Only six children often received positive or…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Social Status, Play, Preschool Children
Wichstrøm, Lars; Belsky, Jay; Berg-Nielsen, Turid Suzanne – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2013
Background: Anxiety disorders are often present at preschool age. Research on older children and studies contrasting preschoolers with high versus low behavioral inhibition (BI) highlight several risk factors, but these have not been investigated in community samples of young children. Child, parent, and peer factors at age 4 were therefore…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Anxiety Disorders, Interviews, Foreign Countries
Download full textSletta, Olav; Sobstad, Frode – 1993
This study examined relations between children's humor, behavioral characteristics, acceptance by peers in kindergarten and primary school, and self-perceptions. Subjects were 35 kindergarten, 88 fourth grade, and 95 eighth grade Norwegian children. For all students, assessments included sociometric ratings of classmates, teacher assessments of…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries
