TY - JOUR
T1 - Children's mathematics and verbal self-concepts and externalizing behaviors
T2 - The moderating role of peer rejection at school
AU - Passiatore, Ylenia
AU - Capitello, Teresa Grimaldi
AU - de Stasio, Simona
AU - Millioni, Michela
AU - Gentile, Simonetta
AU - Fiorilli, Caterina
PY - 2017/11/1
Y1 - 2017/11/1
N2 - Previous research has found a strong correlation between children's academic self-concept and their behavioral problems. The present study examined whether children's peer rejection moderated the relationship between children's math and verbal self-concepts and their behavioral problems at school. We expected that children's social competence, as measured by peer rejection, moderated the negative effect of low self-concept on children's externalizing behaviors. Participants were 173 children (males = 93, Mage = 10.31 years, SD = 1.43). The main findings showed that peer rejection moderated the effect of both low verbal and math self-concepts on children's externalizing behavior. The results are discussed in terms of the protective factor played by children's social competence reducing the impact of low self-concept on children's externalizing behaviors.
AB - Previous research has found a strong correlation between children's academic self-concept and their behavioral problems. The present study examined whether children's peer rejection moderated the relationship between children's math and verbal self-concepts and their behavioral problems at school. We expected that children's social competence, as measured by peer rejection, moderated the negative effect of low self-concept on children's externalizing behaviors. Participants were 173 children (males = 93, Mage = 10.31 years, SD = 1.43). The main findings showed that peer rejection moderated the effect of both low verbal and math self-concepts on children's externalizing behavior. The results are discussed in terms of the protective factor played by children's social competence reducing the impact of low self-concept on children's externalizing behaviors.
KW - Behavioral problems
KW - Externalizing problems
KW - Math and verbal self-concept
KW - Peer rejection
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U2 - 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01912
DO - 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01912
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85032730781
VL - 8
JO - Frontiers in Psychology
JF - Frontiers in Psychology
SN - 1664-1078
IS - NOV
M1 - 1912
ER -