«The single
best childhood predictor of adult adaptation is not IQ, not school grades and not classroom behaviour but rather the adequacy with which the child gets along with other children...» Hartup, W. (1992).
«The single
best childhood predictor of adult adaptation is not IQ, not school grades and not classroom behaviour but rather the adequacy with which the child gets along with other children...»
Not exact matches
As E.D. Hirsch has written, «General knowledge is... the
best single
predictor of later academic achievement among preschoolers and kindergartners, as has been shown by analyses of the Early
Childhood Longitudinal Survey — Kindergarten Cohort (ECLS - K1992)» (http://educationnext.org/primer-on-success/).
Indeed, motivation in
childhood is probably a
better predictor of adult talent than ability.
Most adult anxiety disorders begin in
childhood or adolescence, 1 with exceedingly common rates between 5 % and 10 %; and rates of SAD varying from 1.6 % to 8.5 %.2 - 4 In prospective research, the temperamental trait of behavioural inhibition emerges as the
best known
predictor of risk for later anxiety.5, 6
«The
best predictor of whether a child will become a satisfied adult is not their academic achievement but their emotional health in
childhood».
It is understood that life success, health and emotional
well - being have their roots in early
childhood.1, 2 Consequently early
childhood development outcomes have become important indicators of not only the welfare of children but also
predictors of future health and human capability.
Problems with communication, specifically non-verbal cognitive ability, are a strong
predictor of externalising behaviour problems.3 Children with ASD exhibit more severe internalising and externalising behaviours than non-ASD children, as
well as a high prevalence of aggressive behaviour.3 These behavioural challenges can often cause caregivers more distress and mental health problems than the core ASD symptoms.4, 5 Increased child behaviour problems and parental (especially maternal) psychological distress compared with children without autism is established early in life — by the time that children are aged 5 years.6 These co-occurring, behaviour problems are of concern in early
childhood because of the importance of these early years for longer term child developmental outcomes.7
Acquiring spatial reasoning skills in early
childhood is considered one of the
best predictors of future potential STEM learning, but how can educators support children to develop these skills?
High frequency of physical aggression (PA) is the central feature of severe conduct disorder1 and is associated with a wide range of social, mental, and physical health problems.2 - 4 The origin of PA problems can be traced back to early
childhood, and studies have specifically shown that maternal characteristics, especially low levels of education, are among the
best predictors of high PA from early
childhood to adolescence.5 - 9
Retrospective self - reported weight changes during
childhood and adolescence are not
good predictors of metabolic syndrome risk factors in Mexican young adults