@article{ref1,
title="Behavioral and relational correlates of low self-perceived competence in young children",
journal="Early childhood research quarterly",
year="2009",
author="Nelson, Larry J. and Hart, Craig H. and Evans, Cortney A. and Coplan, Robert J. and Roper, Susanne Olsen and Robinson, Clyde C.",
volume="24",
number="3",
pages="350-361",
abstract="It is developmentally normative for preschoolers (aged four to five years) to have self-perceptions that are typically positive and even over-inflated. However, because not all children have positive self-perceptions in early childhood it is important to understand factors that influence the development of self-perceptions, especially low self-perceptions, in early childhood. Therefore, this study examined the associations between self-perceptions and teacher ratings of social behaviors, subtypes of withdrawal, and peer ratings of acceptance/rejection in preschoolers. Participants included 199 children (107 males, 92 females) attending two early childhood programs in a midsized community in the western United States. The major findings were that children in early childhood who have lower self-perceptions of their abilities than their peers tended to engage in more reticence, solitary-passive withdrawal, and solitary-active behavior.<p />",
language="",
issn="0885-2006",
doi="10.1016/j.ecresq.2009.06.002",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecresq.2009.06.002"
}