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Affiliative Structures and Social Competence in Portuguese Preschool Children
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Daniel, João R.; Santos, António J.; Peceguina, Inês; Vaughn, Brian E. – Developmental Psychology, 2015
The goal of this study was to determine whether peer social competence (SC), defined as the capacity to use behavioral, cognitive, and emotional resources in the service of achieving personal goals within preschool peer groups, was related to the type of affiliative subgroups to which children belonged. Two hundred forty Portuguese preschool…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Interpersonal Competence, Peer Relationship, Goal Orientation
Social Competence in Preschool Children: Replication of Results and Clarification of a Hierarchical Measurement Model
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Santos, Antonio J.; Peceguina, Ines; Daniel, Joao R.; Shin, Nana; Vaughn, Brian E. – Social Development, 2013
This study tested assumptions and conclusions reached in an earlier confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) study of the social competence (SC) construct for preschool children. Two samples (total N = 408; a new Portuguese sample and one from US samples that had participated in the original study) contributed data. Seven SC indicators were tested for…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Foreign Countries, Interpersonal Competence, Social Development