Preschool PATHS increases emotion knowledge and parent- and teacher-rated social competence in Head Start children¶
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Evidence · 1 study · causalr2·q3
Currency · newest study 2007 · checked against its sources 2026-10-16 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person
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q3 i? After exposure to PATHS, intervention children had higher emotion knowledge skills than peers. → Domitrovich 2007
q3 i? Intervention children were rated by parents and teachers as more socially competent compared to peers. → Domitrovich 2007
Evidence¶
Domitrovich 2007¶
Domitrovich, C. E., Cortes, R. C., & Greenberg, M. T. (2007). Improving Young Children's Social and Emotional Competence: A Randomized Trial of the Preschool "PATHS" Curriculum. Journal of Primary Prevention, 28, 67–91. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10935-007-0081-0
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Randomized clinical trial of Preschool PATHS in Head Start: "Twenty classrooms in two Pennsylvania communities participated in the study," with child assessments and teacher and parent reports collected at the beginning and end of the school year. "Analysis of covariance was used to control for baseline differences between the groups and pretest scores on each of the outcome measures."
"The results suggest that after exposure to PATHS, intervention children had higher emotion knowledge skills and were rated by parents and teachers as more socially competent compared to peers."
Discussion¶
Learner Variables¶
- Emotional Intelligence — outcome: instruction changes it
- Social Awareness and Relationship Skills — outcome: instruction changes it
Related Claims¶
- Teachers implemented Preschool PATHS with high fidelity and positive engagement in the trial — related
- Teachers rated PATHS intervention children as less socially withdrawn than controls at year end — related
- Head Start shows no discernible effects on social-emotional development for 3- and 4-year-old children — related
- Supplemental analyses show statistically significant positive Head Start effects on one social-emotional subscale and two mothers' race/ethnicity subgroup comparisons for the 3-year-old cohort — related
- A replication trial with 267 preschoolers found greater gains in social skills and stronger teacher-child and parent-teacher relationships than controls — related
- Head Start has potentially positive effects on general reading achievement for 3- and 4-year-old children, based on parent-rated emergent literacy — related
- Positive preschool interpersonal relationships predict gains in emotion knowledge over the prekindergarten year — related
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title |
Preschool PATHS increases emotion knowledge and parent- and teacher-rated social competence in Head Start children |
description |
Preschool PATHS increases emotion knowledge and parent- and teacher-rated social competence in Head Start children |
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moderate |
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2007 |
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2026-10-16 |
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by process:wiki-ingest on 2026-10-15 |
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