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Psychophysiological Assessment of the Effectiveness of Emotion Regulation Strategies in Childhood
Published on: February 11, 2017
Five-year-olds' affective state and compliance to teachers
1Department of Educational and School Psychology, Indiana State University.
Abstract:
The relationship between the affective state of 5-year-olds and their compliance to teacher requests was examined. A total of 10 boys and 16 girls were assigned to a positive- or negative-mood group. Mood-induction procedures delineated by Lay, Waters, and Park (1989) were used with the children, and a subsequent compliance task was given. Children in the positive-mood group complied to their teacher with significantly shorter latencies than those in the negative-mood group. Results are discussed as they relate to teacher practices of giving praise and approval.
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