Codevelopment of preschoolers’ temperament traits and social play networks over an entire school year
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6202846 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J W Neal (0000-0002-7749-8121, Michigan State University), C Emily Durbin (0000-0003-4908-9424, Michigan State University), Allison E Gornik (0000-0001-6295-4561, Michigan State University), Sharon L Lo (0000-0003-1834-4576, Michigan State University) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 113 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 627-640 |
| Publication date | 2017-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037/pspp0000135 |
| PMID | 28150979 |
| OpenAlex | W2583865432 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
| References cited | 44 |
Children enter preschool with temperament traits that may shape or be shaped by their social interactions in the peer setting. We collected classroom observational measures of positive emotionality (PE), negative emotionality (NE), effortful control (EC), and peer social play relationships from 2 complete preschool classrooms (N = 53 children) over the course of an entire school year. Using longitudinal social network analysis, we found evidence that children's traits shaped the formation of play relationships, and that the traits of children's playmates shaped the subsequent development of children's own traits. Children who exhibited high levels of NE were less likely to form social play relationships over time. In addition, children were more likely to form play relationships with peers who were similar to their own levels of PE. Over the course of the school year, children's level of PE and EC changed such that they became more similar to their playmates in levels of these traits. Finally, we observed moderate to strong rank-order stability of behavioral observations of PE, NE, and EC across the school year. Our results provide evidence for the effects of traits on the formation of play relationships, as well as for the role of these play relationships in shaping trait expression over time. (PsycINFO Database Record
Big Five personality traits · Developmental psychology · Emotionality · Peer group · Personality · PsycINFO · Social relation · Temperament · Trait · Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Child Development and Digital Technology · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 13 |
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| Citations per year | 1,44 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2026 (10) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 12 |