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Children's Peer Victimization, Empathy, and Emotional Symptoms
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Malti, Tina; Perren, Sonja; Buchmann, Marlis – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2010
This study investigated the concurrent and longitudinal relations among children's peer victimization, empathy, and emotional symptoms. The sample consisted of 175 children (85 girls, mean age = 6.1 years) recruited from kindergartens in Switzerland and followed for 1 year (Time 2). Parents and teachers reported on the children's emotional…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Victims of Crime, Empathy, Emotional Response
Associations between Family Relationships and Symptoms/Strengths at Kindergarten Age: What Is the Role of Children's Parental Representations?
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Stadelmann, Stephanie; Perren, Sonja; von Wyl, Agnes; von Klitzing, Kai – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2007
Background: The quality of the family relationships plays an important role in the development of children's psychopathology and in their socio-emotional development. This longitudinal study aims to investigate whether family relationships are related to children's symptoms/strengths at kindergarten, and whether family relationships are predictors…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Young Children, Psychopathology, Questionnaires
Social Behavior and Peer Relationships of Victims, Bully-Victims, and Bullies in Kindergarten
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Perren, Sonja; Alsaker, Francoise D. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2006
Background: Although the prevalence of bully/victim problems in school-age children and adolescents has been investigated in many countries, only a few studies have been carried out among younger children. This study examines social behaviors and peer relationships of children involved in bully/victim problems in kindergarten. Methods: Three…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Bullying, Social Behavior, Peer Relationship
Associations between Behavioral/Emotional Difficulties in Kindergarten Children and the Quality of Their Peer Relationships
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Perren, Sonja; von Wyl, Agnes; Stadelmann, Stephanie; Burgin, Dieter; von Klitzing, Kai – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2006
Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the associations between children's difficulties (conduct problems, hyperactivity/impulsivity, and emotional symptoms) and peer victimization and rejection in kindergarten. For the assessment of children's difficulties, the authors used a multi-informant approach. Method: A total of 153…
Descriptors: Conceptual Tempo, Hyperactivity, Peer Relationship, Kindergarten