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Hamaidi, Diala A.; Mattar, Jehan W.; Arouri, Yousef M. – European Journal of Contemporary Education, 2021
The study aimed at exploring the levels of emotional regulation and social competence among kindergarten children. Further, the relationship between emotional regulation and social competence and its sub-domains: (overall emotional adjustment, social interactions with peers, and social interaction with adults). Furthermore, the significant…
Descriptors: Emotional Adjustment, Emotional Development, Social Development, Interpersonal Competence
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Donner, Patricia; Lundström, Siv; Heikkilä, Mia – Journal of Early Childhood Research, 2022
This study focuses on a close examination of how children express themselves at ECEC in play situations, which form an integral and large part of a typical day. The main research question has been: How can children's social and emotional expressions be understood through analyses of communication and interaction during free play? A qualitative…
Descriptors: Play, Emotional Response, Interpersonal Communication, Interaction
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Luke, Jessica J.; Brenkert, Sarah; Rivera, Nicole – Journal of Early Childhood Research, 2022
Interest in social emotional learning (SEL) is higher than ever, as parents, educators, and policymakers recognize that children need more than cognitive skills for later life success. However, most SEL research has been conducted in formal education settings. This article describes results from an empirical study of 4-5 years old SEL in two…
Descriptors: Social Emotional Learning, Preschool Children, Museums, Playgrounds
Xiao Liu; Chuanyi Guo; Han Yu – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2024
Understanding the factors that influence student outcomes is crucial for both parents and schools when designing effective educational strategies. This paper explores the impact of peer age on both cognitive and non-cognitive outcomes using a randomized sample of middle school students. By analyzing how exogenous variations in peer age affect…
Descriptors: Peer Relationship, Age Differences, Cognitive Processes, Outcomes of Education
Kiguel, Sebastian – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This dissertation aims to understand the contribution of schools to reducing bullying behaviors and, in turn, to examine the benefits for students of attending a school that effectively reduces bullying. In doing so, this dissertation contributes to the literature on bullying by (a) locating the school as a key environment in social-ecology of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 9, Secondary School Students, Bullying
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Lisha Liu; Liangyuan Xu; Xue Xiao; Lu Liu; Yanfang Li – Journal of Adolescence, 2020
Introduction: Peers are an important source of influence on children's social development. This study investigated the positive association between peers' and children's interpersonal character (i.e., humanity and justice) and the moderating role of children's and peers' social status including wealth (family SES), power (class leadership), and…
Descriptors: Peer Relationship, Social Status, Socioeconomic Status, Personality Traits
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Sørlie, Mari-Anne; Hagen, Kristine Amlund; Nordahl, Kristin Berg – International Journal of School & Educational Psychology, 2021
This study examined the development of social skills across five measurement points from 4th through 7th grade, and the influence of child gender and school-related factors on the level and growth of social skills, in a large sample of normally developing children in Norway (N = 2,076). On average, children's social skills scores increased…
Descriptors: Skill Development, Social Development, Interpersonal Competence, Elementary School Students
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Zhu, Jingjing; Baldwin, Danielle; Li, Yan; Xie, Qingbin; Coplan, Robert J. – Infant and Child Development, 2018
The goal of this study was to examine longitudinal associations among unsociability and indices of socio-emotional functioning in a sample of young Chinese children. Participants were N = 360 children (M[subscript age] = 4.72 years, SD = 0.67) recruited from kindergarten classes in an urban area of China. Assessments of unsociability and…
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, Young Children, Kindergarten
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Reicher, Hannelore; Matischek-Jauk, Marlies – Improving Schools, 2019
Depressive adolescents are a challenging and vulnerable group in schools. Specific developmental features such as irritability and comorbid behavioural disorders complicate the recognition of their emotional problems for peers, teachers and even parents. Our research shows that teachers tend to overlook depressive feelings in adolescents; however,…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Adolescents, At Risk Students, Peer Relationship
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Lapshina, Natalia; Crooks, Claire V.; Kerry, Amanda – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2019
Mental health promotion programming in schools and community settings is an important part of a comprehensive mental health strategy. The goal of this study was to identify and explore meaningful classes of youth based on their pre- and post-intervention depression symptoms scores with 722 youth involved in a 15-week healthy relationships and…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Mental Health, Youth Programs, Dating (Social)
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Archbell, Kristen A.; Coplan, Robert J.; Nocita, Gabriella; Rose-Krasnor, Linda – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly: Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2019
The goals of the present study were (a) to explore different aspects of children's participation in structured performing arts activities (e.g., dance and music); and (b) to examine links between participation in performing arts and indices of socioemotional functioning. Participants were N = 166 children (75 boys and 91 girls) in Grade 1 (n = 70,…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Primary Education, Student Participation, Theater Arts
Kim, Saetbyul; Lin, Tzu-Jung; Chen, Jing; Logan, Jessica; Purtell, Kelly M.; Justice, Laura M. – Grantee Submission, 2020
Most children experience some form of grouping in the classroom every day. Understanding how teachers make grouping decisions and their impacts on children's social development can shed light on effective teacher practices for promoting positive social dynamics in the classroom. This study examined the influence of teachers' grouping strategies on…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Heterogeneous Grouping, Homogeneous Grouping, Behavior Problems
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Troop-Gordon, Wendy; Kaeppler, Alexander K.; Corbitt-Hall, Darcy J. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2021
Evidence suggests that children's expectations for how their teacher responds to students' aggression moderate concurrent links between peer victimization and adjustment. This study extends this work by examining these associations longitudinally. Youth (N=366; 196 girls; M[subscript age]=9.25years) reported on their teacher's use of five…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Expectation, Aggression, Student Behavior
Margolius, Max; Doyle Lynch, Alicia; Hynes, Michelle; Flanagan, Sean; Pufall Jones, Elizabeth – Center for Promise, 2020
"What Drives Learning: Young People's Perspectives on the Importance of Relationships, Belonging, and Agency" is the third publication in the How Learning Happens research series. Together with "All of Who I Am" (see ED606338) and "The State of Young People during COVID-19," (see ED606305), this report places…
Descriptors: High School Students, Student Surveys, Student Attitudes, Interpersonal Relationship
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Soriano-Ayala, Encarnación; Cala, Verónica C. – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2017
How important is the role that the different social institutions play in adolescents' emotional development? This study alludes to the social capital framework to explain the influence that the family, school and peer relations have on the social-emotional competencies (SEC) of adolescents, immigrants and locals living in Southeastern Spain. Three…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Capital, Social Development, Emotional Development
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