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Cheyenne Henry-50068417
Article Title: Emotional expressivity and emotion regulation: Relation to academic functioning among elementary school children.
Journal Name: School Psychology Quarterly, Vol 32(1)
Publication Date: March 2017
Link: http://search.ebscohost.com.gate.lib.buffalo.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=pdh&AN=2016-29689-001&site=ehost-live&scope=site
Hypotheses: Emotional expressivity and emotion regulation are related to different aspects of academic functioning.
Participants:
A total of 417 fourth through sixth graders participated in this study. The average age was 10 years old and 52% of participants were female. 60% were African American, 26% were Caucasian, and 14% were other (Hispanic, Asian, and Native American). …show more content…

Children who were perceived by their peers as displaying higher level of happiness reported higher levels of academic motivation. These children were also rated by teachers as showing higher levels of emotion regulation. Thus, they rated higher in academic engagement and performed higher on standardized tests. In contrast, expression of anger was negatively related to academic engagement and achievement. Children who were perceived by their peers as displaying higher levels of anger reported lower levels of academic motivation. These children were also rated by teachers as showing lower levels of emotion regulation. Thus, they rated lower in academic engagement and performed lower on standardized tests. Sadness was not related to any aspect of academic …show more content…

This was done using a peer nomination procedure. I had to nominate up to three of my classmates who fit the description of each of the three emotions. Then, I had to self- report my level of academic motivation. Using a 5-point scale, I had to rate my own academic efficiency and enjoyment. Some of the questions included: “How good at schoolwork are you?” and “How much do you like doing schoolwork?” Finally, it was my teacher’s turn to answer some questions. My teacher had to fill out a teacher report to measure my emotion regulation. Using a 5-point rating scale, emotion regulation was measured in the areas of anger, happiness, and sadness. For example, my teacher rated my ability to regulate anger based on how easily I calm down when helped by others when angry. My teacher was also asked to assess my academic engagement in the classroom. Using a 4-point scale, my teacher rated my efforts and involvement toward academic tasks. My school provided my achievement data in reading and math based on standardized tests used in my school

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