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The Multifaceted Role of Attachment during Preschool: Moderator of Its Indirect Effect on Empathy through Emotion Regulation
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Stefan, Catrinel A.; Avram, Julia – Early Child Development and Care, 2018
The aims of the current study were (1) to replicate findings regarding the mediator role of emotion regulation (ER) between attachment and empathy; (2) to extend current knowledge by testing the moderator effect of ER on the relationship between attachment and empathy; and (3) to test an integrative moderated mediation model in which attachment…
Descriptors: Empathy, Attachment Behavior, Self Control, Preschool Children
Exploring Affect and Regulation as Predictors of Conflict in Late Childhood and Early Adolescence
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Donegani, Colin; Séguin, Daniel G. – Early Child Development and Care, 2018
This study investigated the links between affect and regulation to determine if they act as viable predictors of how students in late childhood and early adolescence approach conflict and handle conflict resolution. Affect, in this study, is composed of positive affect and negative affect, as outlined by Watson, D., Clark, L., & Tellegen, A.…
Descriptors: Correlation, Affective Behavior, Self Control, Attention
Understanding Children's Self-Regulation within Different Classroom Contexts
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Timmons, Kristy; Pelletier, Janette; Corter, Carl – Early Child Development and Care, 2016
In this study, children's self-regulation was observed, along with other social and academic activities in kindergarten classrooms during whole group, small group, transition and play contexts. We examined how children's self-regulation and engagement differed among classroom grouping, play and transition contexts. Results showed that students…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Kindergarten, Self Control, Play
Indirect Effects of Cognitive Self-Regulation on the Relation between Emotion Knowledge and Emotionality
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Ferrier, David E.; Karalus, Samantha P.; Denham, Susanne A.; Bassett, Hideko H. – Early Child Development and Care, 2018
Between three and five years of age, both emotional competence (EC) and cognitive self-regulation (CSR) have been documented as undergoing remarkable growth and as being strong predictors of concurrent and future positive outcomes. EC encompasses three interrelated and progressively developing skills: emotion knowledge, emotion regulation, and…
Descriptors: Self Control, Child Development, Correlation, Path Analysis
Imagine the Emotion: The Use of Mental Simulations in Supporting the Development of Emotional Skills of Preschool Children
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Jarczewska-Gerc, Ewa; Gorgolewska, Anna – Early Child Development and Care, 2015
Emotional intelligence plays a great role in human adaptation to social environments. The individual level of emotional skills depends on one's genes, family environment, and socialisation, as well as personal experience and education. The purpose of the present study was to examine the educational influence of mental simulation in developing the…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Self Control, Emotional Development, Simulation
Self-Regulation, Metacognition and Child- and Adult-Initiated Activity: Does It Matter Who Initiates the Task?
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Robson, Sue – Early Child Development and Care, 2016
Debate about the balance between child- and adult-initiated activities in early childhood settings is long standing. This article reports a study of 29 children aged 4-5 years in a London state school, on the influences of child- and adult-initiated activities on children's self-regulation and metacognition. Whilst both contexts were supportive,…
Descriptors: Self Control, Metacognition, Role, Early Childhood Education