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Preschool Emotional Competence: Pathway to Social Competence?
Author(s) -
Denham Susanne A.,
Blair Kimberly A.,
DeMulder Elizabeth,
Levitas Jennifer,
Sawyer Katherine,
Auerbach–Major Sharon,
Queenan Patrick
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
child development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.103
H-Index - 257
eISSN - 1467-8624
pISSN - 0009-3920
DOI - 10.1111/1467-8624.00533
Subject(s) - psychology , developmental psychology , social competence , moderation , competence (human resources) , social emotional learning , social change , social psychology , economics , economic growth
Preschoolers’ (N = 143) patterns of emotional expressiveness, emotion regulation, and emotion knowledge were assessed. Their contributions to social competence, as evidenced by sociometric likability and teacher ratings, were evaluated via latent variable modeling, both concurrently and across time. Moderation of key results by age and sex was also explored. Emotional competence assessed at 3 to 4 years of age contributed to both concurrent and kindergarten social competence. Even early in the preschool period, contributions of emotional competence to social competence have long–term implications.