Do Children Understand How Feelings Affect School Performance?

Friday, February 6, 2009 - 09:09 in Psychology & Sociology

A new study of 70 five-, six- and seven-year-old children and adults finds that children -- like adults -- understand that negative emotions can cause poor school performance and that levels of interest, effort and classroom noise can also affect performance. Findings also suggest that if children know how and why emotions affect them, they will be better able to prepare for and control the impact of emotions on school performance.

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