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Early temperament and age at school entry predict task avoidance in elementary school
Riikka HirvonenTimo AhonenMinna TorppaKenneth M. EklundJari-erik Nurmisubject
SurgencySocial Psychologytask avoidancealkuopetusmedia_common.quotation_subjecteducationSchool entryprereading skillsbehavioral disciplines and activitiesNegative affectivityEducationDevelopmental psychologytemperamenttioppimisvaikeudetDevelopmental and Educational Psychology0501 psychology and cognitive sciencesta516Task avoidanceta515media_common4. Education05 social sciencesalakoululaiset050301 educationtemperamentlukutaitoelementary schoolTemperamentschool entryPsychology0503 education050104 developmental & child psychologydescription
This study examined the role of temperament, prereading skills, and age at school entry in the development of Finnish children's task avoidance. Teachers rated the task-avoidant behavior of 198 participants in kindergarten and twice in Grades 2 and 3. Parents rated the children's temperament at age 3 and children's prereading skills were measured at age 5. The results showed that, on average, the level of children's task avoidance remained the same from kindergarten to Grade 2 fall, but decreased from Grade 2 fall to Grade 3 spring. A low task avoidance level was predicted by good prereading skills, high effortful control, and high negative affectivity. Low surgency predicted a decrease in task avoidance from kindergarten to Grade 2 fall, whereas high negative affectivity predicted a decrease from Grade 2 fall to Grade 3 spring. Finally, task avoidance of the oldest children in the classrooms decreased more from kindergarten to Grade 2 fall, whereas younger children's task avoidance decreased particularly from Grade 2 fall onward. peerReviewed
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-04-01 | Learning and Individual Differences |