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Zhao, Siman; Chen, Xinyin; Wang, Li – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2015
This study examined the relations of maternal warmth, behavioral control, and encouragement of sociability to social, school, and psychological adjustment in migrant children in China. The participants were 284 rural-to-urban migrant children (M age = 11 years, 149 boys) in migrant children's schools and their mothers. Data on parenting were…
Descriptors: Mothers, Parenting Styles, Emotional Adjustment, Affective Behavior
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Dennis, Tracy A.; Kelemen, Deborah A. – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2009
Previous studies show that preschool children view negative emotions as susceptible to intentional control. However, the extent of this understanding and links with child social-emotional adjustment are poorly understood. To examine this, 62 3- and 4-year-olds were presented with puppet scenarios in which characters experienced anger, sadness, and…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Child Development, Emotional Development, Self Control
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Pulkkinen, Lea; Lyyra, Anna-Liisa; Kokko, Katja – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2011
The aim of this study was to investigate the role of social capital assessed in early adulthood in linking self-control in childhood with psychological and social functioning in middle age. Data collected at ages 8, 27, and 42 years were based on the Jyvaskyla Longitudinal Study of Personality and Social Development (159 females, 177 males).…
Descriptors: Psychology, Social Networks, Social Capital, Social Development