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Herman, Keith C.; Hodgson, Caroline G.; Eddy, Colleen L.; Cohen, Daniel R.; Reinke, Wendy M.; Burrell, Lori; Mcfarlane, Elizabeth C.; Duggan, Anne K. – Child Development, 2020
The present study investigated the role of teacher-rated likeability as a mediator of the relation between low academic competence and depressive symptoms in elementary-aged children. Analyses focused on a sample of children at risk for child maltreatment living in Hawaii (n = 380). Structural equation modeling supported the hypothesized negative…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Academic Achievement, Grade 1, Elementary School Students
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Boivin, Michel; Brendgen, Mara; Vitaro, Frank; Dionne, Ginette; Girard, Alain; Perusse, Daniel; Tremblay, Richard E. – Child Development, 2013
This study assessed the genetic and environmental contributions to peer difficulties in the early school years. Twins' peer difficulties were assessed longitudinally in kindergarten (796 twins, "M"[subscript age] = 6.1 years), Grade 1 (948 twins, "M"[subscript age] = 7.1 years), and Grade 4 (868 twins, "M"[subscript…
Descriptors: Twins, Kindergarten, Genetics, Grade 1
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Stormshak, Elizabeth A.; And Others – Child Development, 1999
Examined relationship between child behavior and peer preference from the person-group similarity and the social-skill models with 2,895 first graders. Found support for both predictive models, with the acceptability aggression and withdrawal varying across classrooms and the effects of inattentive/hyperactive behavior and prosocial behavior…
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior Problems, Context Effect, Elementary School Students