The relations among young children's peer-reported trustworthiness, inhibitory control, and preschool adjustment

Relations among peer acceptance, inhibitory control, and math achievement in early adolescence

the relationship between bruxism and malocclusin among preschool childrens in isfahan

background and aims. bruxism is defined as a habitual nonfunctional forceful contact between occlusal tooth surfaces. in younger children bruxism may be a consequence of the masticatory neuromuscular system immaturity. the aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of bruxism and investigate the relationship between occlusal factors and bruxism among preschool children. materials and method...

Children’s Peer Relations and Their Psychological Adjustment Differences between Close Friendships and the Larger Peer Group

In a longitudinal study that followed children from fourth through sixth grades, we tested whether problems in children’s peer relations preceded psychological maladjustment and whether adjustment difficulties paved the way for poor social relationships. Both close friendships and peer group acceptance were examined. Our findings indicated that less peer acceptance predicted more internalizing ...

Running head: FRIENDSHIP MOTIVATION AND PERCEIVED CONTROL 1 Motivation and Perceived Control in Early Adolescent Friendships: Relations with Self-, Friend-, and Peer-reported Adjustment

Motivation is assumed to influence behaviors via perceived agency over goal pursuits, but empirical research integrating motivation and action-control processes in social development is close to nonexistent. We applied this perspective to the study of early adolescent friendships by examining motivation for and perceived control (ability and effort) over establishing and maintaining friendships...

Inhibitory control and emotion regulation in preschool children

This research investigated the relation between individual differences in inhibitory control and emotion regulation. Preschool children (N= 53) ages 4–6 (M= 5; 0) were assessed on brief batteries of inhibitory control of prepotent responses and emotion regulation. Individual differences in inhibitory control were significantly correlated with children’s ability to regulate their emotions. This ...