Frontiers in Developmental Psychology | Social and Emotional Development

Original Research

Accepted on 21 Nov 2025

Peers are the measure of all things: Moderating and mediating the association between victimization and depressed affect among Brazilian adolescents

in Social and Emotional Development

Jonathan B. Santo

Frontiers in Developmental Psychology

Review

Published on 21 Nov 2025

Parental beliefs about children's emotions within and across sociocultural contexts

in Social and Emotional Development

Deon W. Brown
Julie C. Dunsmore

Frontiers in Developmental Psychology

doi 10.3389/fdpys.2025.1691152

424 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 04 Nov 2025

You know what I mean! Idiosyncratic cueing supports older couples' communication efficiency

in Social and Emotional Development

Antje Rauers
Florian Schmiedek
Ulman Lindenberger
Michaela Riediger

Frontiers in Developmental Psychology

doi 10.3389/fdpys.2025.1649507

714 views

Original Research

Accepted on 21 Oct 2025

Effects of Music-Based Interventions on Enhancing Vocalizations in Children with Communication Delays

in Social and Emotional Development

Keshyra Williams

Frontiers in Developmental Psychology

223 views

Review

Published on 25 Sep 2025

Ethical challenges in research involving children affected by armed conflict

in Social and Emotional Development

Cordula von Denkowski

Frontiers in Developmental Psychology

doi 10.3389/fdpys.2025.1654278

1,240 views

Opinion

Published on 20 Aug 2025

Early markers of atypical socio-moral development

in Social and Emotional Development

Alessandra Geraci
Emanuela Borzì
Laura Franchin

Frontiers in Developmental Psychology

doi 10.3389/fdpys.2025.1638327

1,080 views

Original Research

Published on 17 Jul 2025

Predicting peer acceptance among students with and without special educational needs in secondary educational settings

in Social and Emotional Development

Ivonne Douma
Matthijs Warrens
Anke de Boer
Alexander Minnaert

Frontiers in Developmental Psychology

doi 10.3389/fdpys.2025.1380004

1,869 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 18 Jun 2025

Impact of felt obligation and perceived mutual reciprocity on support between mothers and their adult children

in Social and Emotional Development

Kathrin Schoenert
Sabrina Sommer
Heike M. Buhl

Frontiers in Developmental Psychology

doi 10.3389/fdpys.2025.1508469

1,254 views

Original Research

Published on 21 May 2025

Promoting children's social reasoning about immigration-based exclusion and bystander behavior through literary discussions

in Social and Emotional Development

Sara Egger
Luciano Gasser
Anna Frei
David Preisig
Hanna Beißert
Yvonne Dammert

Frontiers in Developmental Psychology

doi 10.3389/fdpys.2025.1549126

1,279 views

Original Research

Published on 28 Apr 2025

Play fighting at the playground: understanding preschoolers' experiences and perceptions

in Social and Emotional Development

Guida Veiga
Carolina Rebocho
Clarinda Pomar

Frontiers in Developmental Psychology

doi 10.3389/fdpys.2025.1545063

2,125 views

Original Research

Published on 11 Apr 2025

Body posture as a measure of emotional valence in young children: a preregistered validation study

in Social and Emotional Development

Stella C. Gerdemann
Amrisha Vaish
Robert Hepach

Frontiers in Developmental Psychology

doi 10.3389/fdpys.2025.1536440

2,393 views

Original Research

Published on 04 Mar 2025

Perfect timing: sensitive periods for Montessori education and long-term wellbeing

in Social and Emotional Development

Angeline S. Lillard
Richard Hua Jiang
Xin Tong

Frontiers in Developmental Psychology

doi 10.3389/fdpys.2025.1546451

7,936 views
2 citations

Review

Published on 23 Jan 2025

Why can't we be friends? A narrative review of the challenges of making and keeping friends for children and adolescents with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

in Social and Emotional Development

Kirsten M. Neprily
Emma A. Climie
Adam McCrimmon
Erica Makarenko

Frontiers in Developmental Psychology

doi 10.3389/fdpys.2024.1390791

7,009 views
5 citations

Original Research

Published on 20 Dec 2024

Relations of the use of out-of-school suspensions in U.S. public pre-kindergarten programs to neighborhood opportunity

in Social and Emotional Development

Richard A. Fabes
Zuchao Shen
Evandra Catherine
Ashley McDonald
Sabina Low
Fuzhe Xie

Frontiers in Developmental Psychology

doi 10.3389/fdpys.2024.1479290

1,362 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 18 Dec 2024

Goals for, insecurity in, and self-perceptions of peer status: short term longitudinal associations with relational aggression and prosocial behaviors in emerging adults

in Social and Emotional Development

Danielle Findley-Van Nostrand
Benjamin Campbell

Frontiers in Developmental Psychology

doi 10.3389/fdpys.2024.1433449

1,822 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 11 Oct 2024

Adolescent close friendships, self-perceived social acceptance, and peer-rated likeability as predictors of wellbeing in young adulthood

in Social and Emotional Development

Emily N. Shah
David E. Szwedo
Joseph P. Allen

Frontiers in Developmental Psychology

doi 10.3389/fdpys.2024.1435727

15,146 views
8 citations