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Mediating The Relation Between Parent-Child Attachment Relationships And Peer Acceptance With Preschoolers’ Self-Regulation, Jessica Nicole Lucas-Nihei
Mediating The Relation Between Parent-Child Attachment Relationships And Peer Acceptance With Preschoolers’ Self-Regulation, Jessica Nicole Lucas-Nihei
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Peer acceptance represents the degree to which a child is well liked by peers, and it is a crucial component of the early childhood years (Ladd & Sechler, 2013). Being accepted among peers impacts multiple areas of child development, including academics, behavior, and social-emotional domains. A child who is highly accepted by their peers is viewed as a preferred playmate and can be observed playing with various peers. Young children’s earliest peer relationships begin forming during the preschool years. One predicting factor of peer acceptance is the attachment relationship between the parent and child. The security experiences within parent-child attachment …