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Links between Coping Strategies and Depressive Symptoms among Girls and Boys during the Transition to Primary School
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Wong, Mun; Power, Thomas G. – Early Education and Development, 2019
This longitudinal study examined the association between Chinese children's coping strategies and depressive symptoms within the context of the transition from preschool to primary school in Hong Kong. Research Findings: Principal component analyses of children's strategies for coping with stress during the transition to school revealed three…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Coping, Student Adjustment, Depression (Psychology)
Chinese Children's Perceptions of Aggression among Peers at School
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Wong, Mun – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2017
Recent research suggests that children may encounter aggressive behaviour during the transition from preschool to school. Yet, relatively few longitudinal studies have been conducted on children's perceptions of aggressive behaviour in the transition from preschool to school. This study aims to fill a major gap in the literature by exploring…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Education, Preschool Children, Interviews
A Longitudinal Study of Children's Voices in Regard to Stress and Coping during the Transition to School
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Wong, Mun – Early Child Development and Care, 2016
This study explores (1) how parental and teacher scaffolding and children's coping strategies contribute to children's adjustment during the transition from preschool to school; and (2) how children's perception of stress and coping are constructed over time. The sample included 216 six-year-old children, their parents and teachers. The parents,…
Descriptors: Student Adjustment, Stress Management, Stress Variables, Coping
Voices of Children, Parents and Teachers: How Children Cope with Stress during School Transition
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Wong, Mun – Early Child Development and Care, 2015
This study explores how children's perceptions of stress factors and coping strategies are constructed over time. Children were interviewed before and after they made the transition from preschool to primary school. This study also explores teachers' and parental strategies in helping children to cope with stress at school. The sample included 53…
Descriptors: Stress Management, Coping, Interviews, Preschool Children