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Diener, Marissa L.; Wright, Cheryl; Brehl, Beverly; Black, Tyler – Creativity Research Journal, 2016
This study examines the correlates of creative potential in preschool children, with a focus on children's social behavior. Ninety-four preschool-aged children, their mothers, and teachers participated in the study. Mothers completed a questionnaire measure of children's shyness, and teachers reported on children's levels of shyness, prosocial…
Descriptors: Correlation, Creativity, Preschool Children, Social Behavior
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DiCarlo, Cynthia F.; Baumgartner, Jennifer; Ota, Carrie; Jenkins, Charlene – Early Child Development and Care, 2015
Rough and tumble play has been found to be positive for physical, social and cognitive development; it is often erroneously misinterpreted as aggression and generally stopped by preschool teachers. The current study sought to examine the relationship between teacher training and education and judgements about aggression in children. Ninety-four…
Descriptors: Play, Child Development, Males, Preschool Children
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Majorano, Marinella; Corsano, Paola; Triffoni, Giulia – Child Care in Practice, 2015
The aim of the present study is to assess the role of educators' interventions and communications in peer conflicts between preschoolers. Ninety-nine children (47 females and 52 males) aged from zero to three years were observed in seven Italian nurseries during free-play, mealtime and structured activity. Their interactions (verbal and non-verbal…
Descriptors: Intervention, Child Care Centers, Preschool Children, Peer Relationship
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Zsolnai, Aniko; Kasik, Laszlo; Braunitzer, Gabor – Educational Psychology, 2015
The aim of the cross-sectional study was to reveal what coping strategies 8, 10- and 12-year-old Hungarian students (N?=?167) use in situations that are frustrating, either for themselves or their peers. The coping strategies in school situations were assessed by our own questionnaires. The instrument enables the investigation of the following…
Descriptors: Coping, Change Strategies, Elementary School Students, Questionnaires
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Kuppens, Sofie; Laurent, Laura; Heyvaert, Mieke; Onghena, Patrick – Developmental Psychology, 2013
Youth aggression has been associated with negative parenting practices, but previous research about this association has mainly focused on physical and verbal aggression. Because more subtle forms of aggression are considered at least as harmful as their physical and verbal counterparts, there is a growing scientific interest in parenting…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Parenting Styles, Aggression, Psychological Patterns
Tolan, Patrick; Henry, David; Schoeny, Michael; Bass, Arin; Lovegrove, Peter; Nichols, Emily – Campbell Collaboration, 2013
Background: Mentoring has drawn substantial interest from policymakers, intervention theorists, and those interested in identifying promising and useful evidence-based approaches to interventions for criminal justice and child welfare outcomes (Grossman & Tierney, 1998; Jekliek et al., 2002). Mentoring is one of the most commonly-used…
Descriptors: Mentors, Delinquency, Juvenile Justice, Power Structure