title: The moderating role of internalising negative emotionality in the relation of self-regulation to social adjustment in Italian preschool-aged children.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine the moderating role of internalising negative emotionality (i.e., anxious, concerned, and embarrassed displays) in the association between children's self-regulation and social adjustment. Seventy-four Italian children (44 girls, 30 boys; M age = 35.05 months, SD = 3.57) were assessed using two self-regulation tasks. Internalising negative emotionality was assessed through observations of children's emotion expressions during the tasks. Teachers evaluated children's social competence and internalising and externalising problems. Results demonstrated that among children who exhibited internalising negative emotionality, self-regulation was positively associated with social competence and negatively related to externalising problems. Our results suggest that self-regulation may play a crucial role for social adjustment when children show emotions such as anxiety and embarrassment during challenging situations.
authors: a Department of Developmental and Social Psychology , Sapienza University of Rome , Rome , Italy.
authors: Giulia
authors: G
authors: Pecora
authors: a Department of Developmental and Social Psychology , Sapienza University of Rome , Rome , Italy.
authors: Stefania
authors: S
authors: Sette
authors: a Department of Developmental and Social Psychology , Sapienza University of Rome , Rome , Italy.
authors: Emma
authors: E
authors: Baumgartner
authors: a Department of Developmental and Social Psychology , Sapienza University of Rome , Rome , Italy.
authors: Fiorenzo
authors: F
authors: Laghi
authors: b T. Denny Sanford School of Social and Family Dynamics , Arizona State University , Tempe , AZ , USA.
authors: Tracy L
authors: TL
authors: Spinrad
keywords: Internalising negative emotionality; observational procedures; preschool children; self-regulation; social adjustment