A structural equation model of emotion knowledge and verbal intelligence in peer acceptance in a sample of Portuguese preschoolers

IF 1.8 2区心理学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology Pub Date : 2024-11-30 DOI:10.1016/j.jecp.2024.106131

Mariana Sousa , Sara Cruz , Anabela Silva-Fernandes , Diana Alves

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Using a mediation model, this study examined the role of verbal intelligence and emotion knowledge in peer acceptance in a sample of Portuguese preschool children. Participants were 444 5-year-olds (214 girls and 230 boys). Emotion knowledge was assessed with the Portuguese version of the Assessment of Children’s Emotion Skills. Verbal intelligence was measured with the Serial Rapid Naming and Semantic Verbal Fluency tests of the Battery of Phonological Assessment. The Social Status Interview was used to assess peer acceptance. We observed a significant indirect effect of verbal intelligence on peer acceptance mediated by emotion knowledge. These results show that cognitive skills, namely the verbal ones, closely and dynamically interact with emotion knowledge in explaining children’s acceptance by their peers. The importance of promoting emotion knowledge and verbal intelligence is discussed, given their important contribution to social adjustment at a young age.

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葡萄牙学龄前儿童同伴接纳中情绪知识与言语智力的结构方程模型

本研究采用中介模型，考察了语言智力和情感知识在葡萄牙学龄前儿童同伴接纳中的作用。参与者是444名5岁儿童（214名女孩和230名男孩）。用葡萄牙语版《儿童情绪技能评估》对情绪知识进行评估。言语智力采用语音评估系列快速命名和语义性言语流畅性测试来测量。社会地位访谈被用来评估同伴的接受程度。我们观察到言语智力在情绪知识介导下对同伴接受有显著的间接影响。这些结果表明，认知技能，即语言技能，在解释儿童被同伴接受的过程中与情感知识密切而动态地相互作用。鉴于情绪知识和语言智力对幼儿社会适应的重要贡献，本文讨论了提高情绪知识和语言智力的重要性。

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Journal of Experimental Child Psychology Multiple-

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4.50

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7.70%

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190

期刊介绍： The Journal of Experimental Child Psychology is an excellent source of information concerning all aspects of the development of children. It includes empirical psychological research on cognitive, social/emotional, and physical development. In addition, the journal periodically publishes Special Topic issues.