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The Narrative Construction of Differing Conceptions of the Person in the Development of Young Children's Social Understanding.
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Richner, Elizabeth S.; Nicolopoulou, Ageliki – Early Education and Development, 2001
Used a systematic interpretive analysis of preschoolers' spontaneous narratives over the school year to study the development of their conceptions of the person. Found that girls constructed a socially embedded and interdependent person who becomes increasingly individuated and self-consciously responsible. Boys created a separate and agonistic…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Constructivism (Learning), Language Skills, Personal Narratives
Emotion Talk in Preschool Same-Sex Friendship Groups: Fluidity over Time and Context.
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Kyratzis, Amy – Early Education and Development, 2001
Examined "emotion talk" among 3- and 4-year-old peers in a children's center in different contexts over the academic year. Found that the boys' group evolved norms against expression of being scared with norms downgrading girl characteristics. Boys' and girls' groups showed contextual fluidity in expressing emotion and emotion talk that…
Descriptors: Context Effect, Emotional Response, Friendship, Language Skills
Preschool Antecedents of Internalizing Problems in Children.
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Olson, Sheryl L.; Rosenblum, Katherine – Early Education and Development, 1998
Examined the relationship of 79 children's preschool social adaptation to internalizing problem behaviors following transition to kindergarten. Found that boys and girls did not differ in symptom level, but girls showed higher stability in internalizing problem behavior than boys. Preschoolers with high internalizing problem behavior rates…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Interpersonal Competence, Kindergarten Children, Peer Acceptance
Low Anger-Aggression and Anxiety-Withdrawal Characteristic to Preschoolers in Japanese Society Where "Hikikomori" Is Becoming a Major Social Problem.
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Masataka, Nobuo – Early Education and Development, 2002
Evaluated social competence and problem behaviors of 200 Japanese preschoolers. Found anxiety-withdrawal, anger- aggression, and social competence factors as well as age and gender differences in emotional and behavioral problems and social competence. Found consistency with previous findings from U.S. and Canadian samples. (DLH)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior Problems, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Images
Social Competence and Behavior Problems in Chinese Preschoolers.
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Chen, Qin; Jiang, Yong – Early Education and Development, 2002
Evaluated social competence and problem behaviors of 370 Chinese preschoolers. Found anxiety-withdrawal, anger-aggression, and social competence factors related to age and gender differences. Found high reliability and validity for the Social Competence and Behavior Evaluation (SCBE-30) scale in this Chinese sample. (DLH)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior Problems, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Images
Social Competence and Behavior Evaluation (SCBE-30) and Socialization Values (SVQ): Russian Children Ages 3 to 6 Years.
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Butovskaya, Marina L.; Demianovitsch, A. N. – Early Education and Development, 2002
Evaluated social competence and problem behaviors among 217 Russian preschoolers. Found anxiety-withdrawal, anger-aggression, and social competence factors similar to those found in American, Canadian, French, and Spanish children. Found a mix of universal and culturally specific features that may be connected to gender stereotypes prevailing in…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior Problems, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Images
Cross-Cultural Analysis of Social Competence and Behavior Problems in Preschoolers.
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LaFreniere, Peter; Masataka, Nobuo; Butovskaya, Marina; Chen, Qin; Dessen, Maria Auxiliadora; Atwanger, Klaus; Schreiner, Susanne; Montirosso, Rosanio; Frigerio, Alessandra – Early Education and Development, 2002
Validated the Social Competence and Behavior Evaluation Inventory (SCBE-30) in eight countries. Found in all samples structural equivalence, pattern of gender differences generalized across cultural contexts, and age differences. Established data set to investigate universal and cultural differences in the development of preschool children's…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior Problems, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Images