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Roskam, Isabelle; Meunier, Jean-Christophe; Stievenart, Marie – Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 2011
Attachment theory provides an interesting background for thinking about externalizing behavior (EB) in early childhood and for understanding how parenting influences the child's outcomes. The study examined how attachment and parenting could be combined to explain preschoolers' EB. Data were collected from 117 preschoolers aged from 4 to 6…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Attachment Behavior, Parents, Parent Child Relationship
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Spilt, Jantine L.; Koomen, Helma M. Y.; Mantzicopoulos, Panayota Y. – Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 2010
The psychometric qualities of two instruments that measure children's perceptions of teacher-child relationships were evaluated in a sample of kindergartners (N = 150): The Young Children's Appraisals of Teacher Support (Y-CATS) and the Kindergartner-Teacher Interaction Computer (KLIC) test. On the Y-CATS, children judged propositions on a…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Young Children, Psychometrics, Teacher Student Relationship
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Dobbs, Jennifer; Doctoroff, Greta, L.; Fisher, Paige, H.; Arnold, David, H. – Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 2006
One hundred eight preschool children and their teachers participated in a cross-sectional study of the socio-emotional correlates of mathematics skills. Children's strengths and difficulties were considered as possible correlates of skills. Initiative, self-control, and attachment were all related to better math skills. Overall behavior problems,…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Social Problems, Mathematics Skills, Intervention