Observing preschoolers' social-emotional behavior: Structure, foundations, and prediction of early school success

Journal of Genetic Psychology

Volumn 173, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 246-278

  Denham, Susanne A ^a   Bassett, Hideko Hamada ^a   Thayer, Sara K ^a   Mincic, Melissa S ^a   Sirotkin, Yana S ^a   Zinsser, Katherine ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

academic readiness; emotional competence; emotions; preschoolers; school adjustment; social behavior

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIALIZATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGE FACTORS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIALIZATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VIRGINIA;

EID: 84864041401     PISSN: 00221325     EISSN: 19400896     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221325.2011.597457     Document Type: Article

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