Positive preschool interpersonal relationships predict gains in emotion knowledge over the prekindergarten year¶

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Evidence · 1 study · associational r2 · q3 · i2 medium
Currency · newest study 2015 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i2 In a longitudinal SEM of Head Start children, positive interpersonal relationships (student-teacher closeness and positive peer interactions) in fall of preschool significantly predicted gains in emotion knowledge by spring (β = .27, p < .01). → Torres 2015

Evidence¶

Torres 2015¶

Torres, M. M., Domitrovich, C. E., & Bierman, K. L. (2015). Preschool Interpersonal Relationships Predict Kindergarten Achievement: Mediated by Gains in Emotion Knowledge. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appdev.2015.04.008

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Structural equation model with 164 Head Start children, controlling for baseline cognitive ability, emotion knowledge, and achievement; model fit acceptable (RMSEA = .07; CFI = .95). The "direct effect of positive interpersonal relationships on gains in emotion knowledge during preschool was significant (β = .27, p < .01)".

"The direct effect of positive interpersonal relationships on gains in emotion knowledge during preschool was significant (β = .27, p < .01), as was the direct effect of positive interpersonal relationships on kindergarten achievement (β = .19, p < .05)"

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Social Awareness and Relationship Skills — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes

Related Claims¶

• Gains in emotion knowledge during preschool mediate the association between preschool relationships and kindergarten achievement — a broader claim this one bears on
• Preschool emotion knowledge predicts kindergarten academic achievement one year later — related
• Teacher closeness and peer interaction measures load onto a single latent interpersonal relationships factor alongside a latent emotion knowledge factor — related
• Positive preschool interpersonal relationships predict kindergarten academic achievement controlling for initial achievement — related
• Preschool PATHS increases emotion knowledge and parent- and teacher-rated social competence in Head Start children — related