Development of Social Skills in Kindergarten: A Latent Class Growth Modeling Approach

• Main Authors: Yan-Tong Zhu (Author), Xiang Li (Author), Dan-Dan Jiao (Author), Emiko Tanaka (Author), Etsuko Tomisaki (Author), Taeko Watanabe (Author), Yuko Sawada (Author), Zhu Zhu (Author), Ammara Ajmal (Author), Munenori Matsumoto (Author), Tokie Anme (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Social skills acquired during early childhood are often the foundation for success later in life. Using a nationwide survey dataset in Japan, this study aims to explore the multiple growth trajectories of social skills among children in kindergarten by using a latent class growth modeling approach....