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The relations of temperamental effortful control and anger/frustration to Chinese children's academic achievement and social adjustment: A longitudinal study.

Zhou, Qing, Main, Alexandra, Wang, Yun·2010·Journal of Educational Psychology

Abstract

The prospective relations of temperamental effortful control and anger/frustration to Chinese children's (N = 425, age range = 6.6-9.1 years) academic achievement (grade point average, or GPA) and social adjustment (externalizing problems and social competence) were examined in a 2-wave (3.8 years apart) longitudinal study. Parents and teachers rated children's temperament, and parents, teachers, and/or peers rated children's externalizing problems and social competence. Effortful control positively predicted children's GPA, controlling for prior level of GPA. Analyses examining the potential mechanisms underlying the temperament-achievement associations suggested that effortful control positively predicted social competence, and social competence positively predicted GPA. Moreover, anger/frustration positively predicted externalizing problems, and externalizing problems negatively predicted GPA. Mediational analyses suggested that the relations between temperament and GPA were mediated by social competence and externalizing problems. Evidence for the reciprocal relations between externalizing problems and GPA was also found. The study suggested that there are complex interplays among temperament, academic achievement, and social adjustment for school-age children.

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  • In a sample of Chinese primary school children, effortful control predicted report card grades when controlling for baseline grades.

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Authors
Zhou, Q., Main, A., & Wang, Y.
Venue
Journal of Educational Psychology
Published
2010-02
Volume
102
Issue
1
Pages
180-196
ISSN
  • 0022-0663 (ISSN-L)
  • 1939-2176
OpenAlex
W2160456679
Cited by
216
References
90
Citations by year
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FWCI
11.26
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Journal of Educational Psychology (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • American Psychological Foundation
  • Arizona State University
  • University of California
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Social Sciences › Education › Early Childhood Education and Development
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology › Developmental and Educational Neuropsychology
Keywords
academic performance, social adaptation, social competence, externalizing problems, Chinese children, elementary school students, mediation, bidirectional relationship, temperament

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