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Jang, Yujin; Hong, Yea-Ji – Early Child Development and Care, 2022
This study examined two subfactors of fundamental movement skills: locomotion skills and object-control skills. The direct and indirect effects of children's temperament on fundamental movement skills and the mediating effects of autonomy and self-regulation were examined. Participants included 278 pairs of 3- to 5-year-old children and their…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Metacognition, Preschool Children, Child Development
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Frohn, Scott R.; Acar, Ibrahim H.; Rudasill, Kathleen Moritz; Buhs, Eric S.; Pérez-González, Sam – Early Child Development and Care, 2021
The present study examined teacher sensitivity as a potential moderator of the relationship between children's temperament in infancy and their social development in first grade. Using data from the Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development (NICHD SECCYD), we found that first grade teachers who were sensitive and responsive to students'…
Descriptors: Grade 1, Elementary School Students, Student Adjustment, Correlation
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Zhang, Heyi; Jiang, Liyun; Hong, Xiumin – Early Child Development and Care, 2022
The present study examined the mechanisms by which family environment, parent--grandparent coparenting, effortful control, and early child-care experiences influenced young children's social adaptation in the Chinese context. A sample of 315 mothers of 2-3-year-olds (M = 33.36 months; SD = 5.10) in Beijing, China completed questionnaires to report…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Young Children, Child Care, Family Environment
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Zarra-Nezhad, Maryam; Viljaranta, Jaana; Sajaniemi, Nina; Aunola, Kaisa; Lerkkanen, Marja-Kristiina – Early Child Development and Care, 2022
This study focused on associations between children's socioemotional development (prosocial behaviour, internalizing and externalizing problems) and parenting styles (affection, behavioural control, and psychological control), and the moderating role of children's social withdrawal (as a temperamental characteristic) in these associations.…
Descriptors: Child Development, Parenting Styles, Social Development, Emotional Development
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Linberg, Anja; Burghardt, Lars; Freund, Jan-David; Weinert, Sabine – Early Child Development and Care, 2020
International study results point to potential negative associations of time spent in early childhood education and care (ECEC) centres in the first 3 years of a child's life and socio-emotional outcomes. However, the transferability of international results to the German ECEC system and the impact of characteristics of the home learning…
Descriptors: Program Length, Time Factors (Learning), Emotional Development, Social Development
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Öneren Sendil, Çagla; Tantekin Erden, Feyza – Early Child Development and Care, 2014
This study investigated the differences in peer preference, gender and temperamental characteristics of children aged five to six in relation to their social competence (SC) and behavioural adaptation. The data were collected through the use of "Picture Sociometry Scale", "SC and Behaviour Evaluation Scale" and "Short…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Interpersonal Competence, Child Behavior, Behavior Rating Scales
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Eckhardt, Andrea G.; Egert, Franziska – Early Child Development and Care, 2018
International findings indicate only moderate childcare quality and results revealed significant differences between regions. So far, this difference cannot be explained by structural characteristics. Based on the National Study on Education, Learning and Upbringing in Early Childhood (NUBBEK) sample of 215 lead teachers, the influence of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Child Care, Early Childhood Education, Educational Quality
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Cugmas, Zlatka – Early Child Development and Care, 2011
The purpose of this study was to develop the "observational scheme of child's free play in kindergarten" (OFP) and examine the associations between "child's attachment to his/her kindergarten teacher" (CAKT) and: (1) cognitive and social play behaviour, (2) child's contacts with his/her peers and teacher during free play…
Descriptors: Play, Kindergarten, Preschool Teachers, Teacher Student Relationship
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Honig, Alice Sterling – Early Child Development and Care, 2009
Interpersonal, familial, and situational risk factors that predict young children's aggression and non-compliance are explored. Here examples of specific techniques and provided to help teachers and parents effectively support children's early development of cooperative and prosocial behaviours as well as problem-solving skills in family and…
Descriptors: Aggression, Young Children, Compliance (Psychology), At Risk Students