Delineating Trajectories of Social-Emotional Competence in Infants and Toddlers.

ABSTRACT: The acquisition of social-emotional competence (SEC) in early childhood has implications for critical child and adult outcomes, such as school readiness, educational and occupational attainment, and mental health. To elucidate this developmental process, normative trajectories of social-emotional competence in infants and toddlers were modeled using longitudinal mixed effects modeling, including the evaluation of child and family characteristics as moderators. The SEC of 12-36-month-old children (N = 256, 83% White, 51% female) was assessed in a cohort-sequential design using the Infant Toddler Social-Emotional Assessment Competence scale. Trajectories were modeled using linear, quadratic, exponential, and logistic mean forms. Following base model selection, child sex, maternal education,

SUBMITTER: Eyoh EE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11932156 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan-Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature