Abstract:This dissertation extended the literature base on adult-child relationships during early childhood and within the preschool context. Study 1 examined how children's negative emotionality moderated the links between both maternal and teacher sensitivity and children's kindergarten behavior problems. Study 1 results indicated that children's relationships with adults across multiple contexts of early childhood development interacted to predict children's internalizing and externalizing behavior. Adult sensitivit… Show more
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