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Linking Shyness with Social and School Adjustment in Early Childhood: The Moderating Role of Inhibitory Control
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Sette, Stefania; Hipson, Will E.; Zava, Federica; Baumgartner, Emma; Coplan, Robert J. – Early Education and Development, 2018
Research Findings: The aim of the present study was to examine the moderating role of inhibitory control (IC) in the associations between shyness and young children's social and school adjustment. Participants were 112 Italian children (M = 56.85 months, SD = 10.14) enrolled in preschool. Parents and teachers assessed child shyness and IC as well…
Descriptors: Shyness, Student Adjustment, Correlation, Child Behavior
Shyness, Teacher-Child Relationships, and Socio-Emotional Adjustment in Grade 1
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Arbeau, Kimberley A.; Coplan, Robert J.; Weeks, Murray – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2010
The goal of the present study was to explore the moderating role of teacher-child relationships in the relation between shyness and socio-emotional adjustment in early elementary school. Participants were n = 169 grade 1 children (M[subscript age] = 76.93 mos, SD = 3.86). Shortly after the start of the school year (September), parents completed an…
Descriptors: Shyness, Student Adjustment, Emotional Adjustment, Grade 1
The Stresses of a "Brave New World": Shyness and School Adjustment in Kindergarten
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Coplan, Robert J.; Arbeau, Kimberley A. – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2008
Shy children are wary in the face of new social situations and perceived social evaluation. In this regard, the transition to kindergarten may represent a particularly challenging task for shy children. In this review, we explore the kindergarten classroom as a particularly stressful context for shy children. We examine the adjustment difficulties…
Descriptors: Peer Relationship, Student Adjustment, Kindergarten, Shyness
Don't Fret, Be Supportive! Maternal Characteristics Linking Child Shyness to Psychosocial and School Adjustment in Kindergarten
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Coplan, Robert J.; Arbeau, Kimberley A.; Armer, Mandana – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2008
The goal of this study was to explore the moderating role of maternal personality and parenting characteristics in the links between shyness and adjustment in kindergarten. Participants were 197 children enrolled in kindergarten programs (and their mothers and teachers). Multisource assessment was employed, including maternal ratings, behavioral…
Descriptors: Shyness, Mothers, Parenting Styles, Child Rearing
Solitary-Active Play Behavior: A Marker Variable for Maladjustment in the Preschool?
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Coplan, Robert J.; Wichmann, Cherami; Lagace-Seguin, Daniel G. – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2001
Explored preschoolers' solitary-active play in the presence of peers as a marker for maladjustment among 153 children. Found that, compared to peers, children with frequent solitary-active behaviors were temperamentally less attentive, were more difficult to soothe, behaved more shyly, displayed more externalizing problems, performed more poorly…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Behavior Problems, Childhood Attitudes, Comparative Analysis
Parenting Daily Hassles, Child Temperament, and Social Adjustment in Preschool.
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Coplan, Robert J.; Bowker, Anne; Cooper, Suzanne M. – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2003
Explored relations between child temperament, parenting daily hassles, and children's social adjustment in preschool. Found that parenting daily hassles predicted child externalizing problems beyond the contribution of child temperament characteristics. Child temperament interacted with parenting hassles in predicting adjustment outcomes. Child…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Behavior Problems, Emotional Response, Individual Differences