Developmental Psychology

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica M. Dollar ◽  
Susan D. Calkins
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Social Adjustment ◽  
Developmental Psychology ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Social And Emotional Development ◽  
Social And Emotional ◽  
Social And Emotional Skills ◽  
Developmental Theories ◽  
Age Appropriate

This chapter considers the study of developmental psychology, with a focus on the acquisition of age-appropriate social and emotional skills from infancy through adolescence and its role in child and adolescent mental health and social adjustment. In particular, our goals are to (a) provide a discussion of leading relevant developmental theories; (b) describe important dimensions of social and emotional development from infancy through adolescence at the behavioral and biological levels and within the context of interpersonal relationships; (c) provide a selective review of the associations between emotion regulation abilities, social adjustment, and indicators of early psychopathology; and (d) discuss challenges for future research in the field of developmental psychology, focused on social and emotional research that may inform our understanding of the development of mental health challenges for children and adolescents.

Back to Basics: Developmental Catalysts of Quality Improvement in Early Education and Care

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 200-207
Author(s):  
Emily C. Hanno ◽  
Stephanie M. Jones ◽  
Nonie K. Lesaux
Keyword(s):  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Early Education ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Social And Emotional Development ◽  
Healthy Development ◽  
Social And Emotional ◽  
Early Education And Care ◽  
Education And Care ◽  
Developmental Domains

Children’s experiences in early education programs can have a profound influence on their cognitive, social, and emotional development. In these settings, interactions with educators serve as catalysts for children’s healthy development. Yet too few children today are in the types of high-quality early learning environments marked by warm, cognitively stimulating exchanges. This review summarizes research on the features of settings that promote growth in children’s skills across a range of developmental domains, then describes research documenting these features across today’s early education and care landscape. Turning to strategies for cultivating these features across the diverse early education and care system, the discussion focuses on the central role of the educator. The conclusion draws implications for ongoing public preK expansion and quality improvement efforts, as well as highlights opportunities for future research to further these efforts.

Building strong teacher–child relationships in today’s kindergarten classroom: Focusing on opportunities versus obstacles

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 275-286
Author(s):  
Kelley M White
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Development ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
School Adjustment ◽  
Relationship Building ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Social And Emotional Development ◽  
Reading And Writing ◽  
Social And Emotional ◽  
School Year ◽  
Kindergarten Classroom

Research documents that young children in high-quality teacher–child relationships experience better school adjustment and are more engaged in learning. Yet, many American kindergarten (age 5) teachers report spending less time on relationship building and children’s social and emotional development given pressure to have students reading and writing fluently by the end of the school year. In an attempt to better understand the dilemma facing today’s American kindergarten teachers, the principal investigator chose to re-enter the field while on sabbatical from her position as professor at a 4-year university. Through the use of qualitative methods and participant observation, she collected data in a variety of ways. Results revealed attempts to intentionally plan for relationship building and integrate relationship building into the academic curriculum. The teacher also built relationships with students by capitalizing on small moments and following the lead of the children. The study has a variety of implications for practitioners and for future research.

Find something to make them smile…

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (7) ◽  
pp. 30-31
Author(s):  
Sian Marsh
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Teacher Training ◽  
Emotional Development ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Social And Emotional Development ◽  
Initial Teacher Training ◽  
Social And Emotional

Personal, social and emotional development is a key area of the EYFS and it begins with early years educators who have a positive attitude to their role. With this in mind Best Practice Network's Sian Marsh explains why mental health is a focus for Initial Teacher Training.

The effects of At Home in the Street (TOS): results of a Dutch community intervention in a four-year study

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harrie Jonkman ◽  
Ron van Wonderen
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Development ◽  
Community Intervention ◽  
Multilevel Methods ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Social And Emotional Development ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Social And Emotional ◽  
The Social ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
At Home

Purpose Research shows that growing up in unsafe neighbourhoods is a risk for the social and emotional development of children. At Home in the Street (TOS) is a community intervention that aims to create a clear, decent and emotionally safe environment for children in neighbourhoods. This programme is implemented in many communities in the Netherlands. The purpose of this paper is to determine the effectiveness of TOS. Design/methodology/approach This study has a longitudinal (three waves), quasi-experimental design, which includes 644 children who live in either ten experimental or ten control neighbourhoods. The effects are examined by using the strengths and difficulties (SDQ) instrument and propensity score matching control techniques. Multilevel methods were used on multi-imputed data sets. Findings The intervention does not have a statistically significant effect on the social and emotional development of children. However, exploratory analysis suggests that it may have a positive effect if the intervention is used more intensively. Research limitations/implications Future research may be conducted for a longer period to identify more precisely the different effects of the intervention on the development in SDQ scores in relation to age and gender. Practical implications The intervention may be effective in the case of high programme quality. Developers should therefore continue to invest in programme quality. This also applies to other social interventions: in order to accomplish effective social investments, these should be combined with sound research, as shown in this study. Originality/value This study suggests that community interventions may be effective if used with particular regularity. The authors have also demonstrated that implementing this type of complex research is feasible if certain methods are used that help overcome these challenges.

Linking Leader Skills, Follower Attitudes, and Contextual Variables via an Integrated Model of Charismatic Leadership

2005 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 255-277 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin S. Groves
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Change ◽  
Leadership Effectiveness ◽  
Charismatic Leadership ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Emotional Expressivity ◽  
Leadership Model ◽  
Social And Emotional ◽  
Social And Emotional Skills ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Relationship

A charismatic leadership model consisting of leader social and emotional skills, follower openness to organizational change, and organizational-change magnitude was tested using data from 108 leaders and 325 direct followers in 64 organizations. Leader social control and emotional expressivity skills predicted charismatic leadership whereas follower openness to change mediated the relationship between charismatic leadership and leadership effectiveness. Surprisingly, organizational-change magnitude did not moderate the relationship between charismatic leadership and leadership effectiveness. Implications for leadership theory, practice, and future research are discussed.

scholarly journals Socio-emotional education: paths to inspire studies, research and practices

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (33) ◽  
pp. e13729
Author(s):  
Eugenia de Paula Benício Cordeiro ◽  
Morgana Marcelly Costa Marques ◽  
Mayara Thayana Neves Costa
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Development ◽  
Lesson Plan ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
Social And Emotional Development ◽  
Emotional Skills ◽  
Social And Emotional ◽  
Social And Emotional Skills ◽  
Emotional Dimension ◽  
Theoretical Foundations ◽  
Emotional Education

This article presents findings of a bibliographic research which had as its scope identifying social and emotional skills proposed by different authors from this field. More specifically, it aimed to: classifying social and emotional skills by domains of competencies; detailing the skills related to self-awareness, focusing on the emotional dimension; proposing a lesson plan for promoting self-awareness in the classroom. The findings have shown that: by detailing social and emotional skills per competence, it may contribute to guide pedagogical activities based on theoretical pinpoints; deepening the theoretical foundations of emotions is essential for understanding the process of self-awareness; creating pedagogical sequences coherent and consistent with social and emotional development, requires the exercise of transposing theory into practice, respecting each educator’s singularities according to his/her reality in class.  

scholarly journals Integrating Health and Educational Perspectives to Promote Preschoolers’ Social and Emotional Learning: Development of a Multi-Faceted Program Using an Intervention Mapping Approach

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 575 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claire Blewitt ◽  
Heather Morris ◽  
Kylie Jackson ◽  
Helen Barrett ◽  
Heidi Bergmeier ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Early Childhood ◽  
Intervention Mapping ◽  
Social And Emotional Learning ◽  
Emotional Learning ◽  
Emotional Skills ◽  
Social And Emotional ◽  
Social And Emotional Skills ◽  
Learning Programs ◽  
The Impact

High-quality early childhood education and care (ECEC) can strengthen the social and emotional skills that are crucial for children’s ongoing development. With research highlighting an increasing prevalence of emotional and behavioural challenges in young children, there is emphasis on embedding teaching practices and pedagogies to support social and emotional skills within early learning programs. A growing body of research has examined the impact of social and emotional learning programs in ECEC; however, few studies describe the intervention development process, or how educators and other professionals were engaged to increase the relevance and feasibility of the program. The current paper describes the development of the Cheshire Social-Emotional Engagement and Development (SEED) Educational Program, an online learning tool to support early childhood educators to foster children’s positive mental health. Cheshire SEED was designed using five steps of the Intervention Mapping methodology: (i) comprehensive needs assessment to create a logic model of the problem; (ii) creation of program outcomes and change objectives mapped against determinants of educator behaviour; (iii) co-design of theory-based methods and practical strategies; (iv) program development; and (v) adoption and implementation planning. The process and decisions at each step of the IM protocol are presented, and the strengths and limitations of the approach to develop a mental health intervention for ECEC settings are discussed.

Personal Memory Telling and Personality Development

2000 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Avril Thorne
Keyword(s):  
Social Life ◽  
Developmental Psychology ◽  
Personality Development ◽  
Early Adulthood ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Personal Memory ◽  
Childhood Experiences ◽  
Social And Emotional ◽  
Emotional Events ◽  
Developmental Significance

Although personal memories have been appreciated bypsychologists for nearly a century, their significance for personality development has tended to be relegated to internalized representations of early childhood experiences. Recent research, however, suggests that adolescence and early adulthood are the most memorable parts of the life span and perhaps the broadest period of memory telling. This article integrates recent work in cognitive and developmental psychology into a framework for studying how and why tellers proffer and make sense of momentous emotional events, and how families and friends collude in self-making. Promising areas for future research include individual differences in readiness for memory telling, gendered ecologies of memory telling, the developmental significance of parents' stories, and reconciling personal memories and personality traits. Personal memory telling is not just for fun and entertainment, but, more important, drives social and emotional development in concrete moments of social life.

scholarly journals “It’s Embedded in What We Do for Every Child”: A Qualitative Exploration of Early Childhood Educators’ Perspectives on Supporting Children’s Social and Emotional Learning

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 1530
Author(s):  
Claire Blewitt ◽  
Amanda O’Connor ◽  
Heather Morris ◽  
Andrea Nolan ◽  
Aya Mousa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Emotional Development ◽  
Social And Emotional Learning ◽  
Early Childhood Educators ◽  
Emotional Learning ◽  
Social And Emotional Development ◽  
Emotional Skills ◽  
Social And Emotional ◽  
Social And Emotional Skills ◽  
The Impact

Early childhood educators play an important role in supporting children’s social and emotional development. While a growing body of research has examined the impact of curriculum-based social and emotional learning (SEL) programs on child outcomes, the approaches educators use to strengthen children’s social and emotional functioning through their everyday practices are less defined. This study explored Australian early childhood educators’ perspectives on children’s social and emotional development, the approaches educators use to encourage children’s social and emotional skills, the enablers and barriers to SEL within the preschool environment, and the additional support needed. Thirty Early Childhood Education and Care professionals participated in semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions. Findings suggest children’s social–emotional development is at the forefront of educator planning, practice, and reflection. Participants described utilising various approaches to support children’s social and emotional skills, embedded within interactions and relationships with children and families. Specifically, strategies could be grouped into four broad categories: a nurturing and responsive educator–child relationship; supporting SEL through everyday interactions and practice; utilising the physical environment to encourage SEL; and working in partnership with caregivers. There was, however, inconsistency in the variety and type of approaches identified. Time constraints, group size, educator confidence and capability, high staff turnover, and limited guidance regarding high-quality social and emotional pedagogy were identified as key barriers. Participants sought practical strategies that could be embedded into daily practice to build upon current knowledge.

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