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Hofer, Claire; Eisenberg, Nancy; Spinrad, Tracy L.; Morris, Amanda S.; Gershoff, Elizabeth; Valiente, Carlos; Kupfer, Anne; Eggum, Natalie D. – Social Development, 2013
Stability and change in mother-adolescent conflict reactions (CRs) and the prediction of CRs from adolescents' earlier behavior problems (and vice versa) were examined with 131 mothers and their adolescents (63 boys). Dyads engaged in a 6-min conflict discussion twice, 2 years apart ["M" age was 13 at Time 1 (T1)]. Non-verbal expressive…
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Mothers, Behavior Problems, Adolescents
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Dunsmore, Julie C.; Booker, Jordan A.; Ollendick, Thomas H. – Social Development, 2013
We assessed linkages of mothers' emotion coaching and children's emotion regulation and emotion lability/negativity with children's adjustment in 72 mother-child dyads seeking treatment for oppositional defiant disorder (ODD). Dyads completed the questionnaires and discussed emotion-related family events. Maternal emotion coaching was associated…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Coaching (Performance), Psychological Patterns, Mothers
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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
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Moran, Lyndsey R.; Lengua, Liliana J.; Zalewski, Maureen – Social Development, 2013
Interactions between reactive and regulatory dimensions of temperament may be particularly relevant to children's adjustment but are examined infrequently. This study investigated these interactions by examining effortful control as a moderator of the relations of fear and frustration reactivity to children's social competence, internalizing, and…
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, Child Development, Young Children
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Engle, Jennifer M.; McElwain, Nancy L. – Social Development, 2011
Parent-reported reactions to children's negative emotions and child negative emotionality were investigated as correlates of internalizing and externalizing behaviors. Children (N = 107) and their parents participated in a short-term longitudinal study of social development. Mothers and fathers independently completed questionnaires assessing…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Child Behavior, Questionnaires, Parent Child Relationship
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Petrides, K. V.; Sangareau, Yolanda; Furnham, Adrian; Frederickson, Norah – Social Development, 2006
Trait emotional intelligence ("trait EI" or "trait emotional self-efficacy") is a constellation of emotion"related self"perceptions and dispositions comprising the affective aspects of personality. The present study investigated the role of trait EI in children's peer relations at school. One hundred and sixty pupils (83 girls; mean age = 10.8…
Descriptors: Emotional Intelligence, Self Efficacy, Construct Validity, Peer Relationship