Exploring Social Imagination, Emotion Regulation And Behavioral-emotional Problems: A Comparison Between Adhd At Risk And Typical Preschoolers

This study embarks on an investigation of emotion regulation, social imagination, and behavioral-emotional problems in typically developing preschoolers and those at risk for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Adopting a mixed-method research approach, the study uniquely focuses on...

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Main Author: Fang, Fang
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2024
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Online Access:http://eprints.usm.my/61974/1/FANG%20FANG%20-%20TESIS24.pdf
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description This study embarks on an investigation of emotion regulation, social imagination, and behavioral-emotional problems in typically developing preschoolers and those at risk for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Adopting a mixed-method research approach, the study uniquely focuses on preschoolers' social imagination, a critical cognitive skill for understanding others' thoughts, feeling and intentions. To address the lack of quantitative methods in evaluating interactions with wordless picture books, a novel TFI Analysis Framework was proposed and tested in this study. The study comprises a pilot study with one preschooler, followed by two main studies: Study 1 with 34 typically developing preschoolers and Study 2 with 11 preschoolers at risk of ADHD. using a wordless picture book to elicit qualitative data, which is then systematically transformed into structured quantitative data through the TFI Analysis Framework. This approach proves effective in revealing universal patterns in social imagination development among preschoolers. For typically developing preschoolers, the findings revealed a significant correlation between enhanced social imagination and improved emotion regulation, which consequently correlates with fewer behavioralemotional problems. It was also found that preschoolers at risk for ADHD exhibited distinct patterns in emotion regulation and behavioral-emotional challenges.
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spelling usm.eprints-619742025-03-04T06:17:52Z http://eprints.usm.my/61974/ Exploring Social Imagination, Emotion Regulation And Behavioral-emotional Problems: A Comparison Between Adhd At Risk And Typical Preschoolers Fang, Fang L7-991 Education (General) This study embarks on an investigation of emotion regulation, social imagination, and behavioral-emotional problems in typically developing preschoolers and those at risk for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Adopting a mixed-method research approach, the study uniquely focuses on preschoolers' social imagination, a critical cognitive skill for understanding others' thoughts, feeling and intentions. To address the lack of quantitative methods in evaluating interactions with wordless picture books, a novel TFI Analysis Framework was proposed and tested in this study. The study comprises a pilot study with one preschooler, followed by two main studies: Study 1 with 34 typically developing preschoolers and Study 2 with 11 preschoolers at risk of ADHD. using a wordless picture book to elicit qualitative data, which is then systematically transformed into structured quantitative data through the TFI Analysis Framework. This approach proves effective in revealing universal patterns in social imagination development among preschoolers. For typically developing preschoolers, the findings revealed a significant correlation between enhanced social imagination and improved emotion regulation, which consequently correlates with fewer behavioralemotional problems. It was also found that preschoolers at risk for ADHD exhibited distinct patterns in emotion regulation and behavioral-emotional challenges. 2024-09 Thesis NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/61974/1/FANG%20FANG%20-%20TESIS24.pdf Fang, Fang (2024) Exploring Social Imagination, Emotion Regulation And Behavioral-emotional Problems: A Comparison Between Adhd At Risk And Typical Preschoolers. PhD thesis, Universiti Sains Malaysia.
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Exploring Social Imagination, Emotion Regulation And Behavioral-emotional Problems: A Comparison Between Adhd At Risk And Typical Preschoolers
title Exploring Social Imagination, Emotion Regulation And Behavioral-emotional Problems: A Comparison Between Adhd At Risk And Typical Preschoolers
title_full Exploring Social Imagination, Emotion Regulation And Behavioral-emotional Problems: A Comparison Between Adhd At Risk And Typical Preschoolers
title_fullStr Exploring Social Imagination, Emotion Regulation And Behavioral-emotional Problems: A Comparison Between Adhd At Risk And Typical Preschoolers
title_full_unstemmed Exploring Social Imagination, Emotion Regulation And Behavioral-emotional Problems: A Comparison Between Adhd At Risk And Typical Preschoolers
title_short Exploring Social Imagination, Emotion Regulation And Behavioral-emotional Problems: A Comparison Between Adhd At Risk And Typical Preschoolers
title_sort exploring social imagination emotion regulation and behavioral emotional problems a comparison between adhd at risk and typical preschoolers
topic L7-991 Education (General)
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