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The Effect of Social Inhibition on Preschoolers' Behavior Problems: The Moderating Role of Maternal Parenting Styles
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Xin Guo; Mingxin Li; Wen Liu; Jiaqi Zhang; Weiwei Wang – Social Development, 2024
The present study aimed to examine the longitudinal relationship between social inhibition and behavior problems in preschoolers, as well as the potential moderating role of maternal parenting styles (authoritative, authoritarian, and permissive) in this relationship. A total of 196 preschoolers aged 3-4 years (M[subscript T1] = 3.460, SD = 0.594)…
Descriptors: Inhibition, Behavior Problems, Preschool Children, Mothers
Hostile Caregiving, ADHD Symptoms, and Child Behavior
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Brianne R. Coulombe; Courtney Adiotomre; Tuppett M. Yates – Social Development, 2025
Early caregiving experiences influence the development of children's social behaviors. Caregiving hostility, characterized by anger and rejection toward the child, is associated with higher levels of aggression and lower levels of prosocial behavior. Symptoms of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) may underlie the association between…
Descriptors: Social Behavior, Child Rearing, Parenting Styles, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Shy but Getting By? An Examination of the Complex Links among Shyness, Coping, and Socioemotional Functioning in Childhood
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Kingsbury, Mila; Coplan, Robert J.; Rose-Krasnor, Linda – Social Development, 2013
The purpose of the current study was to test a conceptual model of the mediated and moderated associations among shyness, coping strategies, and socioemotional functioning in middle childhood. Participants were 358 children (177 boys) aged 9-13 years (M = 10.16 years, SD = 0.95). Children completed self-report assessments of shyness, coping style…
Descriptors: Shyness, Coping, Stress Variables, Behavior Problems
Subtypes of Nonsocial Play and Psychosocial Adjustment in Malaysian Preschool Children
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Choo, Mei Sze; Xu, Yiyuan; Haron, P. Fatimah – Social Development, 2012
This study examined subtypes of nonsocial play and their relation to psychosocial adjustment in Malaysian preschool children (N = 141, 72 boys, M age = 4.65 years). Confirmatory factor analyses revealed that a three-factor model that distinguished social reticence, solitary-active play, and solitary-passive play fit the data reasonably well, and…
Descriptors: Play, Hyperactivity, Preschool Children, Gender Differences
Loneliness and Peer Relations in Adolescence
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Woodhouse, Susan S.; Dykas, Matthew J.; Cassidy, Jude – Social Development, 2012
The present study examined whether adolescent loneliness would be lower within the context of positive relationships with peers. The core conceptual model predicted that hypothesized links between peer-rated social behaviors or victimization and loneliness would be mediated by social acceptance. Relationship experiences (i.e., social acceptance,…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Social Behavior, Sociometric Techniques, Adolescents
International Perspectives on Peer Harassment. Book Review.
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Lemerise, Elizabeth A. – Social Development, 2002
Notes that Juvonen and Graham's edited work brings together perspectives on peer harassment from eight different countries in articles ranging from a focus on the individual as victim or bully to group processes that support peer harassment in school, and theoretical perspectives. Considers the book valuable for scholars interested in peer…
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior Problems, Bullying, Children