ERIC Number: EJ861902
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009
Pages: 10
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-1325
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Social Adjustment, Academic Adjustment, and the Ability to Identify Emotion in Facial Expressions of 7-Year-Old Children
Goodfellow, Stephanie; Nowicki, Stephen, Jr.
Journal of Genetic Psychology, v170 n3 p234-243 2009
The authors aimed to examine the possible association between (a) accurately reading emotion in facial expressions and (b) social and academic competence among elementary school-aged children. Participants were 840 7-year-old children who completed a test of the ability to read emotion in facial expressions. Teachers rated children's social and academic behavior using behavioral rating scales. The authors found that children who had more difficulty identifying emotion in faces also were more likely to have more problems overall and, more specifically, with peer relationships among boys and with learning difficulties among girls. Findings suggest that nonverbal receptive skill plays a significant role in children's social and academic adjustment. (Contains 2 tables.)
Descriptors: Learning Problems, Nonverbal Communication, Rating Scales, Social Adjustment, Reading Ability, Academic Achievement, Student Adjustment, Peer Relationship, Gender Differences, Elementary School Students, Emotional Response, Receptive Language
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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