Cross-lagged relationship between interpersonal closeness, early language skills and emotion understanding among toddlers
International Journal of Behavioral Development
Published online on February 26, 2026
Abstract
International Journal of Behavioral Development, Ahead of Print.
This longitudinal study examined how parent–child closeness, teacher–child closeness and language skills predicted and were predicted by emotion understanding in early years. Participants were 128 Hong-Kong-Chinese toddlers (74 girls;Mage= 33.03 months)...
This longitudinal study examined how parent–child closeness, teacher–child closeness and language skills predicted and were predicted by emotion understanding in early years. Participants were 128 Hong-Kong-Chinese toddlers (74 girls;Mage= 33.03 months)...