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Laughing and crying of preschool children : a study of the social and emotional behavior of young children as indicated by laughing and crying / Catherine Williams Brackett.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Brackett, Catherine Williams, 1892-1976, author.
- Series:
- Child development monographs.
- Child development monographs
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Preschool children--Psychology.
- Preschool children.
- Emotions.
- Laughter.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (91 pages).
- Other Title:
- Laughing and crying of preschool children
- Place of Publication:
- New York City : Teachers College Bureau of Publications, 1934.
- Summary:
- The present study is an attempt to learn more about the social and emotional development of children through an investigation of their laughing and crying. These forms of behavior lend themselves particularly well to scientific study because they are easily definable, can be readily observed, and occur in the repertoire of most preschool children's daily activities. The material as analyzed gives a wealth of information regarding preschool children. An interesting finding is the relative infrequency with which both laughing and crying occur. These 29 children between the ages of 18 and 48 months laughed during only 6.7% and cried during only 2.5% of the time they were observed. But as one might have expected there was less crying and decidedly more laughing as the children grew older. In one of the most interesting parts of her study, Dr. Brackett presents profiles of various individual children. These profiles give rather convincing evidence of the relation of laughing and crying to personality patterns. There is evidence also, in some cases, that children's characteristics remain constant over a period of one year.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Description of the recording technique
- Reliability of the observer
- Reliability and significance of the data
- Social behavior as indicated by laughing and crying
- Emotional behavior as indicated by laughing and crying
- Factors which may affect laughing and crying
- General summary and conclusions.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
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