@article{ref1,
title="Prediction of elementary school children's socially appropriate and problem behavior from anger reactions at age 4-6 years",
journal="Journal of applied developmental psychology",
year="1999",
author="Eisenberg, N. and Fabes, R. A. and Murphy, Bridget C. and Shepard, Samuel and Guthrie, IK and Mazsk, P and Poulin, R and Jones, Shayne",
volume="20",
number="1",
pages="119-142",
abstract="Four- to 6-year-olds' anger reactions were observed in preschool/kindergarten and their social functioning was assessed at ages 4-6, 6-8, and 8-10 years. Teachers reported on socially appropriate and social/prosocial behavior, and parents reported on children's problem behaviors. Early anger reactions (especially the use of verbal objections, physical retaliation, and escape behavior) predicted social functioning years later; findings were strongest for teachers' reports of socially appropriate behavior and parents' reports of problem behavior. For aspects of social functioning other than teacher-reported socially appropriate behavior (prosocial/social behavior and low aggression and disruptive behavior), these relations were not due solely to the effects of social skills at age 4-6 on both anger reactions and quality of social functioning in elementary school. Findings were consistent with the possibility that level of social skills at age 4-6 partially mediated the effects of anger reactions on subsequent teacher-reported socially appropriate behavior.<p />",
language="",
issn="0193-3973",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}