The present study examined associations between social, emotional, and behavior (SEB) problems in toddlerhood and social and emotional strengths and difficulties at eight years of age. In addition, we were interested in associations between parental worry about the child´s psychosocial and language development in toddlerhood and social and emotional strengths and difficulties at age eight years. Participants were 554 children (52.7% boys) and their parents, involved in a longitudinal study with annual assessments. Parents rated children´s social-emotional competence at eighteen months, using the Brief Infant-Toddler Social and Emotional Assessment (BITSEA), and again at eight years, using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). Parental age, education, socio-economic status and income were applied as control variables. Sex effects were also investigated. Early SEB problems predict some, but not all, aspects of later SE development. While competence delay was associated with less prosocial behavior, SEB problems predicted only hyperactivity and conduct problems, not later peer problems or emotional symptoms. Parental worry, especially about child language development, was an important indicator of later SEB problems. Based on our study results, actions and interventions aiming to support children´s SE development throughout childhood should take into consideration its differentiated form and associations. Furthermore, parental worry about children´s language development should not be ignored when diagnosing SEB problems and competence delays.

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了解芬兰早期社会情感筛查状态与小学生社交情感健康之间的关联


本研究检查了幼儿时期的社交、情感和行为 （SEB） 问题与 8 岁时的社交和情感优势和困难之间的关联。此外，我们对父母对孩子幼儿期社会心理和语言发展的担忧与 8 岁时的社交和情感优势和困难之间的关联感兴趣。参与者是 554 名儿童 （52.7% 的男孩） 和他们的父母，他们参与了一项年度评估的纵向研究。父母在 18 个月大时使用简短的婴幼儿社交和情感评估 （BITSEA） 对儿童的社交情感能力进行评分，并在 8 岁时再次使用优势和困难问卷 （SDQ） 进行评分。父母年龄、教育程度、社会经济地位和收入作为控制变量。还调查了性别影响。早期 SEB 问题可预测后期 SE 发展的某些方面，但不是全部。虽然能力延迟与较少的亲社会行为相关，但 SEB 问题仅预测多动和行为问题，而不能预测后来的同伴问题或情绪症状。父母的担忧，尤其是对儿童语言发展的担忧，是后来 SEB 问题的重要指标。根据我们的研究结果，旨在支持儿童整个儿童期 SE 发展的行动和干预措施应考虑其差异化的形式和关联。此外，在诊断 SEB 问题和能力延迟时，不应忽视父母对儿童语言发展的担忧。