The Association of Children's Nonverbal Decoding Abilities With Their Popularity, Locus of Control, and Academic Achievement

The present study examined the relation between children's abilities to decode the emotional meanings in facial expressions and tones of voice, and their popularity, locus of control or reinforcement orientation, and academic achievement. Four hundred fifty-six elementary school children were g...

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Published in:The Journal of genetic psychology 1992-12, Vol.153 (4), p.385-393
Main Authors: Nowicki, Stephen, Duke, Marshall P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Child development
Children & youth
Developmental psychology
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Nonverbal communication
Perceptions
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Social research
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Summary:The present study examined the relation between children's abilities to decode the emotional meanings in facial expressions and tones of voice, and their popularity, locus of control or reinforcement orientation, and academic achievement. Four hundred fifty-six elementary school children were given tests that measured their abilities to decode emotions in facial expressions and tones of voice. Children who were better at decoding nonverbal emotional information in faces and tones of voice were more popular, more likely to be internally controlled, and more likely to have higher academic achievement scores. The results were interpreted as supporting the importance of nonverbal communication in the academic as well as the social realms.
ISSN:0022-1325
1940-0896
DOI:10.1080/00221325.1992.10753734