Promoting Social and Emotional Competencies among Young Children in Croatia with Preschool PATHS.

International Journal of Emotional Education

卷:8

Josipa Basic¹  Miranda Novak²  Josipa Mihic²  Robert L. Nix³ 

[1] Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Zagreb, Croatia (ret.) ;

[2] Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Zagreb, Croatia ;

[3] University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA ;

关键词: social and emotional competence;    universal preventive intervention;    preschool children;    quasi-experimental trial;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Preschool PATHS (Promoting Alternative Thinking Strategies) is an evidence-baseduniversal prevention program focused on promoting children’s social and emotionalcompetencies and reducing the likelihood of behaviour problems and negativerelationships with peers and teachers. This paper examines changes in the social andemotional competencies of the first children to participate in Preschool PATHS inCroatia. This study included 164 children, ages 3-6, in 12 preschool classrooms in threecities across Croatia, who participated in the classroom-based Preschool PATHScurriculum. At the beginning and end of the preschool year, teachers completed wellvalidatedand reliable assessments of social and emotional competencies on each child.Hierarchical linear models revealed statistically significant and substantial improvementsin prosocial behaviour, emotion regulation, emotion symptoms, peer problems, relationalaggression, conduct problems, and hyperactive-impulsive behaviour. Study findingsreveal significant changes in children’s social and emotional competencies duringpreschool. This time may present a unique opportunity to buttress children’s skills andimprove long-term school success through the implementation of a rigorous empiricallyvalidatedprevention program such as Preschool PATHS.

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