Study on the Temperament as a Predictor of Peer Interactions at Preschool Ages

Preschool-aged children's peer interactions are influenced by several factors including social competence, prosocial actions of peers and their own, environmental settings, and temperamental characteristics. At early ages, social competence manifest during the play with peers significantly. The...

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Published in:Procedia, social and behavioral sciences social and behavioral sciences, 2015-05, Vol.187, p.663-667
Main Author: Magdalena, Stan Maria
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Child
Peer interactive
Play behaviours
Social competence
Temperament
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Summary:Preschool-aged children's peer interactions are influenced by several factors including social competence, prosocial actions of peers and their own, environmental settings, and temperamental characteristics. At early ages, social competence manifest during the play with peers significantly. The numerous studies on preschool children defend the idea that the ability to establish relations with one's peers represents an essential competence and a self-regulation indicator for the future developmental stages. The present study proposes to demonstrate the association between children's temperament and peer interactive play behaviors. The correlation analysis points out that certain aspects of children's temperament associates with behaviors similarly during play.
ISSN:1877-0428
1877-0428
DOI:10.1016/j.sbspro.2015.03.123