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Why Don't Japanese Early Childhood Educators Intervene in Children's Physical Fights? Some Characteristics of the "Mimamoru" Approach
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Nakatsubo, Fuminori; Ueda, Harutomo; Kayama, Misa – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2022
This study aims to examine pedagogical meanings of the "Mimamoru" approach frequently used by Japanese early childhood educators in children's physical fights. "Mimamoru" is a strategy in which educators intentionally withhold an intervention, while carefully observing children, to foster children's voluntary participation in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Teachers, Early Childhood Education, Teacher Role
Gender Differences in Executive Function and Behavioural Self-Regulation in 5 Years Old Kindergarteners from East Japan
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Yamamoto, Noriko; Imai-Matsumura, Kyoko – Early Child Development and Care, 2019
The present study examined gender differences in kindergarten students' ability for behavioural self-regulation and executive function in East Japan. One hundred and eleven 5-year-old children were assessed on behavioural self-regulation, inhibitory, and working memory tasks (direct measurement). Children's responses to the teacher's instructions…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Gender Differences, Executive Function, Self Control
A Mediating Model of Relational Aggression, Narcissistic Orientations, Guilt Feelings, and Perceived Classroom Norms
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Onishi, Ayako; Kawabata, Yoshito; Kurokawa, Masayuki; Yoshida, Toshikazu – School Psychology International, 2012
The purpose of the present study was to examine the relation between narcissistic orientations (grandiose sense of self-importance, interpersonal exploitation, and narcissistic rage) and relational aggression (self-satisfactory and punishment type) and the mediating effects of guilt feelings toward and perceived classroom norms against relational…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Elementary School Students, Aggression, Structural Equation Models
Developmental Trends in Children's Aggression and Social Problem-Solving
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Takahashi, Fumito; Koseki, Shunsuke; Shimada, Hironori – Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 2009
The purposes of this study were to clarify how social problem-solving processes develop and to identify developmentally-sensitive intervention components for children's aggression. Elementary and junior-high school Japanese students (N = 1100) from urban public schools participated in the present investigation. Their alternative thinking skills,…
Descriptors: Social Behavior, Aggression, Problem Solving, Evaluative Thinking
A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Factors Associated with School Bullying in Japan and the United States
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Hilton, Jeanne M.; Anngela-Cole, Linda; Wakita, Juri – Family Journal: Counseling and Therapy for Couples and Families, 2010
Researchers in both Japan and in the United States have documented that bullying is a common and potentially damaging form of violence among children. The authors' review highlights distinct cross-cultural patterns of personal, family, peer, and school characteristics that predict gender differences in bullying and victimization. Cross-cultural…
Descriptors: Intervention, Family Violence, Cross Cultural Studies, Bullying
A Psychoeducational Program to Prevent Aggressive Behavior among Japanese Early Adolescents
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Ando, Mikayo; Asakura, Takashi; Ando, Shinichiro; Simons-Morton, Bruce – Health Education & Behavior, 2007
This study evaluates the impact of a school-based intervention program on aggressive behavior among junior high school students in Japan. One hundred and four seventh-graders were enrolled in the program and completed Time 1, Time 2, and Time 3 surveys. The program was implemented in two classes between Time 1 and Time 2 surveys (the first…
Descriptors: Stress Management, Intervention, Aggression, Foreign Countries