Preschool emotional competence: pathway to social competence?
Preschoolers' (N = 143) patterns of emotional expressiveness, emotion regulation, and emotion knowledge were assessed. Their contributions to social competence, as evidenced by sociometric likability and teacher ratings, were evaluated via latent variable modeling, both concurrently and across time. Moderation of key results by age and sex was also explored. Emotional competence assessed at 3 to 4 years of age contributed to both concurrent and kindergarten social competence. Even early in the preschool period, contributions of emotional competence to social competence have long-term implications.
Denham
Susanne A
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Department of Psychology, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030-4444, USA. sdenham@gmu.edu
Blair
Kimberly A
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DeMulder
Elizabeth
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Levitas
Jennifer
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Sawyer
Katherine
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Auerbach-Major
Sharon
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Queenan
Patrick
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D000339:Affect; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003071:Cognition; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012919:Social Behavior; D012938:Social Perception; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires