Temperamental and anti-social factors affecting how primary school children make and keep friends
In this study, 398 primary school children were investigated to ascertain how aggressive behaviours and selfreported temperamental traits affect children?s social support from their friends. The results indicate that changes in aggressiveness and the child?s mood and flexibility predicted social sup...
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| description | In this study, 398 primary school children were investigated to ascertain how aggressive behaviours and selfreported temperamental traits affect children?s social support from their friends. The results indicate that changes in aggressiveness and the child?s mood and flexibility predicted social support from classmates. More specifically, anti-social behaviours such as jealousy and showing off, and poor interpersonal behaviours such as not smiling and being inflexible resulted in lower levels of classmate support. |
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| spelling | sunway-342012-10-15T06:39:07Z http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/34/ Temperamental and anti-social factors affecting how primary school children make and keep friends Teoh, Hsien-Jin * BF Psychology LB1501 Primary Education In this study, 398 primary school children were investigated to ascertain how aggressive behaviours and selfreported temperamental traits affect children?s social support from their friends. The results indicate that changes in aggressiveness and the child?s mood and flexibility predicted social support from classmates. More specifically, anti-social behaviours such as jealousy and showing off, and poor interpersonal behaviours such as not smiling and being inflexible resulted in lower levels of classmate support. Sunway University College 2006 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/34/1/teoh3.pdf Teoh, Hsien-Jin * (2006) Temperamental and anti-social factors affecting how primary school children make and keep friends. Sunway Academic Journal, 3. pp. 35-47. |
| spellingShingle | BF Psychology LB1501 Primary Education Teoh, Hsien-Jin * Temperamental and anti-social factors affecting how primary school children make and keep friends |
| title | Temperamental and anti-social factors affecting how primary school children make and keep friends |
| title_full | Temperamental and anti-social factors affecting how primary school children make and keep friends |
| title_fullStr | Temperamental and anti-social factors affecting how primary school children make and keep friends |
| title_full_unstemmed | Temperamental and anti-social factors affecting how primary school children make and keep friends |
| title_short | Temperamental and anti-social factors affecting how primary school children make and keep friends |
| title_sort | temperamental and anti-social factors affecting how primary school children make and keep friends |
| topic | BF Psychology LB1501 Primary Education |
| url | http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/34/ http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/34/1/teoh3.pdf |