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Psychophysiological Assessment of the Effectiveness of Emotion Regulation Strategies in Childhood
Published on: February 11, 2017
Fostering social-emotional competence in early childhood: EmoCog Play Integration Programme
Mengyan Fang1, Runke Huang2, Chenyi Zhang3
1School of Education, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
Background:
Developing social-emotional competence and executive function is essential to children's long-term success. While their interconnection is well-established, limited evidence exists on interventions that systematically integrate both domains.
Aims:
To address this, this study developed the EmoCog Play Integration (EPI) Programme, a pioneering initiative designed to systematically integrate social-emotional competence and executive function through structured, game-based activities. Moreover, given the multidimensional nature of social-emotional competence, this study aims to examine the impact of the EPI Programme on the development of SEC and its components among preschool children.
Samples:
Participants were 145 preschool children in China (M = 4.80 years, SD = .91; 43% girls).
Methods:
A randomized controlled design assigned children to either an intervention or control group. The intervention comprised 12 sessions over 4 weeks, each lasting 20-30 min.
Results And Conclusions:
The EPI Programme significantly improved overall social-emotional competence, particularly in self-awareness and relationship skills. However, effects on self-management, social awareness, and responsible decision-making were non-significant. These findings preliminarily support the EPI Programme's effectiveness and offer insights for designing localized social-emotional learning programmes in China.
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