TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1999//
TI  - Prediction of elementary school children's socially appropriate and problem behavior from anger reactions at age 4-6 years
JO  - Journal of applied developmental psychology
A1  - Eisenberg, N.
A1  - Fabes, R. A.
A1  - Murphy, Bridget C.
A1  - Shepard, Samuel
A1  - Guthrie, IK
A1  - Mazsk, P
A1  - Poulin, R
A1  - Jones, Shayne
SP  - 119
EP  - 142
VL  - 20
IS  - 1
N2  - 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 />
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SN  - 0193-3973
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
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