Saturday, June 2, 2018

Social-Emotional Skills in Kindergarten-Age Children


In a study whose goal was to determine unique associations over and above other important child, family, and contextual characteristics, it was found that statistically significant associations between measured social-emotional skills in kindergarten and key young adult outcomes across multiple domains of education, employment, criminal activity, substance use, and mental health. The study concludes that a kindergarten measure of social-emotional skills may be useful for assessing whether children are at risk for deficits in noncognitive skills later in life and, thus, help identify those in need of early intervention. These results demonstrate the relevance of noncognitive skills in development for personal and public health outcomes.

Jones, D. E., Greenberg, M., & Crowley, M. (2015). Early social-emotional functioning and public health: The relationship between kindergarten social competence and future wellness. American Journal of Public Health, 105(11), 2283-2290. http://dx.doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2015.302630


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