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Direct linkArace, Angelica; Scarzello, Donatella; Zonca, Paola; Agostini, Protima – Early Child Development and Care, 2021
Research on the effects of nursery school attendance still presents divergent results: a possible explanation is that the effects of child care on development outcomes can be modulated by individual characteristics, such as gender or temperament. In the present study, gender differences in nursery adaptation (evaluated by social skills and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Gender Differences, Personality Traits, Preschool Education
Marcu?, Oana; Martins, Eva Costa; Sassu, Raluca; Visu-Petra, Laura – Early Child Development and Care, 2022
When children are confronted with an emotional problem, affective flexibility mobilizes their cognitive and emotional resources to optimally address it. We investigated the contribution of executive functions to cognitive and affective flexibility in preschoolers. We assessed affective flexibility in 67 preschoolers (30 girls; M[subscript months]…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Preschool Children, Executive Function, Predictor Variables
Kotsopoulos, Donna; Makosz, Samantha; Zambrzycka, Joanna; Dickson, Brandon A. – Early Child Development and Care, 2021
An enduring challenge in visual-spatial research has been to identify the factors contributing to individual differences in ability. This research investigated the overall, verbal, and nonverbal visual-spatial ability of 61 (34 boys) three- to five-year-olds (M[subscript age] = 57.3 months; SD = 7.9) and the following factors known to be related…
Descriptors: Individual Differences, Spatial Ability, Visual Perception, Preschool Children
Alat, Zeynep – Early Child Development and Care, 2014
The aim of the study was to examine differences in children's generalised trust and the maternal behaviour, child temperament, and demographic factors on the levels of trust in children. A total of 314 mothers and their children participated in the study. Results showed no evidence of sex differences in children's beliefs. Children living in urban…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Young Children, Trust (Psychology), Individual Differences
Peer reviewedSaracho, Olivia N. – Early Child Development and Care, 1989
A literature review describes several dimensions of cognitive styles in an effort to illustrate individual stylistic differences. Discusses the field dependence-independence dimension, taking into account age, sex, and cultural differences. Suggests that cognitive style theory needs to be structured in a broader theoretical framework. (NH)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Children, Cognitive Style, Cultural Differences
