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Linking Shyness with Social and School Adjustment in Early Childhood: The Moderating Role of Inhibitory Control
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Sette, Stefania; Hipson, Will E.; Zava, Federica; Baumgartner, Emma; Coplan, Robert J. – Early Education and Development, 2018
Research Findings: The aim of the present study was to examine the moderating role of inhibitory control (IC) in the associations between shyness and young children's social and school adjustment. Participants were 112 Italian children (M = 56.85 months, SD = 10.14) enrolled in preschool. Parents and teachers assessed child shyness and IC as well…
Descriptors: Shyness, Student Adjustment, Correlation, Child Behavior
Low-Income Central American Immigrant Mothers' Goals and Their Children's Classroom Competencies in Preschool
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Denmark, Nicole Marie; Harden, Brenda Jones; Gonzalez, Maritza – Early Education and Development, 2014
Research Findings: Unlike other Latino groups, there is little information about the early socialization of children from Central American (CA) immigrant families. This study examined CA immigrant mothers' short-term goals and the implications of these goals for children's behavior in preschool. A total of 47 low-income mothers described their…
Descriptors: Low Income, Mothers, Goal Orientation, Preschool Children
Profiles of Child Developmental Dimensions in Kindergarten and the Prediction of Achievement in the First and Second Grades of Primary School
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Mascareño, Mayra; Doolaard, Simone; Bosker, Roel J. – Early Education and Development, 2014
A successful transition from kindergarten to 1st grade requires a positive combination of multiple dimensions of child competence. Using latent class analysis, we simultaneously examined the academic skills, work attitude, and social/behavioral competence of a large sample of Dutch kindergarten children to identify profiles of kindergarten…
Descriptors: Child Development, Kindergarten, Profiles, Prediction
Thought-Action Fusion in Childhood: Measurement, Development, and Association with Anxiety, Rituals and Other Compulsive-Like Behaviors
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Evans, David W.; Hersperger, Chelsea; Capaldi, Philip A. – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2011
A new inventory assessing thought-action fusion (TAF) in children is presented. We explore the psychometric properties of this instrument and examine the associations between TAF, ritualistic and compulsive-like behavior (CLB) and anxiety. Three hundred thirteen children ages 7-14 (M = 10.16, SD = 1.92) representing six grades (grouped into three…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Children, Anxiety, Measures (Individuals)
Quality of Australian Childcare and Children's Social Skills
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Ishimine, Karin; Wilson, Rachel; Evans, David – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2010
This study investigated the relationships and interactions between childcare quality (Early Childhood Environmental Rating Scale-Revised edition [ECERS-R]/Early Childhood Environmental Rating Scale-Extension [ECERS-E]) and children's social skills (SSRS) in different sociodemographic areas within one Australian city. Multiple regression analysis…
Descriptors: Rating Scales, Interaction, Multiple Regression Analysis, Interpersonal Competence