APS

2026 APS Annual Convention · 2026

A Structural Examination of School Readiness: Key Elements and Developmental Stability Via Network Analysis

Barcelona, Spain · May 2026

Posters · Development & Change Across the Lifespan

  • Xie Sha
    Shenzhen University
  • Li Jing
    Shenzhen No. 12 Kindergarten
  • Li Jing
    Shenzhen Luohu District Institute of Educational Sciences

Abstract

Drawing on Dynamic Systems Theory, network analysis was applied to model school readiness in 948 children (51% boys, Mage = 57 months). The method identified structural relationships among academic, social-emotional, and learning approaches. Executive Function, Literacy, and Math were found to be the invariant, high-centrality components, guiding targeted intervention development.

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