Role of preschoolers’ apprasials and parental responses towards preschoolers’ misbehavior in preschoolers’ development

The study explores 1) the efficacy of a stress manipulation, 2) the relations among stress, appraisals, mood and executive function and 3) the relations among parental responses towards preschoolers’ misbehavior, preschoolers’ behavior problems and preschoolers’ coping styles. One hundred and seven...

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Main Author: Lim, Tony Zhao Ming
Other Authors: Qu Li
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-650542019-12-10T12:57:59Z Role of preschoolers’ apprasials and parental responses towards preschoolers’ misbehavior in preschoolers’ development Lim, Tony Zhao Ming Qu Li School of Humanities and Social Sciences DRNTU::Social sciences::Psychology The study explores 1) the efficacy of a stress manipulation, 2) the relations among stress, appraisals, mood and executive function and 3) the relations among parental responses towards preschoolers’ misbehavior, preschoolers’ behavior problems and preschoolers’ coping styles. One hundred and seven preschoolers were divided into four conditions and went through a) coloring, b) a novel stress manipulation with no appraisal manipulations, c) the stress manipulation with positive appraisal manipulations or d) the stress manipulation with negative appraisal manipulations. Mood and executive function were tested before and after the event. Additionally, parents of these children completed questionnaires on parental responses to children’s misbehavior, preschoolers’ coping styles and preschoolers’ problem behaviors. Results showed that 1) the stress manipulation was effective, 2) preschoolers’ appraisals mediated the relations between appraisal manipulations with mood and executive function respectively, and 3) mediated by preschoolers’ coping styles, negative parental responses were associated with children’s aggression, anxiety/depressive symptoms, emotional reactivity and somatic complaints respectively. The findings suggest that further research should be carried out on preschoolers’ appraisals and parental responses to better understand the impact of preschoolers’ appraisals on the effects of stress and parental responses on the relations between preschoolers’ coping styles and their preschoolers’ behavior problems. Master of Arts (HSS) 2015-06-11T05:13:13Z 2015-06-11T05:13:13Z 2015 2015 Thesis Lim, T. Z. M. (2015). Role of preschoolers’ apprasials and parental responses towards preschoolers’ misbehavior in preschoolers’ development. Master's thesis, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. http://hdl.handle.net/10356/65054 en 235 p. application/pdf
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Role of preschoolers’ apprasials and parental responses towards preschoolers’ misbehavior in preschoolers’ development
description The study explores 1) the efficacy of a stress manipulation, 2) the relations among stress, appraisals, mood and executive function and 3) the relations among parental responses towards preschoolers’ misbehavior, preschoolers’ behavior problems and preschoolers’ coping styles. One hundred and seven preschoolers were divided into four conditions and went through a) coloring, b) a novel stress manipulation with no appraisal manipulations, c) the stress manipulation with positive appraisal manipulations or d) the stress manipulation with negative appraisal manipulations. Mood and executive function were tested before and after the event. Additionally, parents of these children completed questionnaires on parental responses to children’s misbehavior, preschoolers’ coping styles and preschoolers’ problem behaviors. Results showed that 1) the stress manipulation was effective, 2) preschoolers’ appraisals mediated the relations between appraisal manipulations with mood and executive function respectively, and 3) mediated by preschoolers’ coping styles, negative parental responses were associated with children’s aggression, anxiety/depressive symptoms, emotional reactivity and somatic complaints respectively. The findings suggest that further research should be carried out on preschoolers’ appraisals and parental responses to better understand the impact of preschoolers’ appraisals on the effects of stress and parental responses on the relations between preschoolers’ coping styles and their preschoolers’ behavior problems.
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title Role of preschoolers’ apprasials and parental responses towards preschoolers’ misbehavior in preschoolers’ development
title_short Role of preschoolers’ apprasials and parental responses towards preschoolers’ misbehavior in preschoolers’ development
title_full Role of preschoolers’ apprasials and parental responses towards preschoolers’ misbehavior in preschoolers’ development
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