ICPS

2019 International Convention of Psychological Science · 2019

Temperament As a Predictor of Social Competence and Peer Engagement: Investigating Sex Differences

Paris, France · March 2019

Posters · Personality/Emotion

  • Sanchari Banerjee
    University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
  • Kristen Bub
    University of Georgia
  • Bethany Hoff
    University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Abstract

This study examines the effects of temperament on peer engagement and social competence in preschool students, exploring how these associations differ by child sex. Our study, using multiple reporters, offers intriguing insights into how temperamental characteristics are differentially related to peer interactions for boys and girls.

Social Groups/Social Relationships

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