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Nelson, Jackie A.; Leerkes, Esther M.; Perry, Nicole B.; O'Brien, Marion; Calkins, Susan D.; Marcovitch, Stuart – Social Development, 2013
The current study examines whether the relation between mothers' responses to their children's negative emotions and teachers' reports of children's academic performance and social-emotional competence are similar or different for European-American and African-American families. Two hundred mothers (137 European-American, 63 African-American)…
Descriptors: Whites, African Americans, Interpersonal Competence, Social Development
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Valiente, Carlos; Swanson, Jodi; Lemery-Chalfant, Kathryn – Social Development, 2012
The purpose of this study was to examine whether kindergartners' (N = 291; M age = 5 years) effortful control (EC), impulsivity, anger, or shyness predict their classroom participation, school liking, and student-teacher relationship. Parents and teachers reported on children's temperament. Children's EC and impulsivity were also assessed with…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Teacher Student Relationship, Psychological Patterns, Student Attitudes
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Altermatt, Ellen Rydell; Pomerantz, Eva M. – Social Development, 2005
The present research examines the achievement-related implications of establishing friendships with high-achieving versus low-achieving classmates. Fifth-, sixth-, and seventh-grade students (N = 929) participated. During the fall and spring semesters, the report card grades of children and their friends were obtained and children completed…
Descriptors: Report Cards, Low Achievement, Student Motivation, Friendship