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SUMMARY:When trust fails:  Children’s social adjustment and development 
 - Keri K. Wong\, Department of Psychology
DTSTART:20131112T170000Z
DTEND:20131112T180000Z
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CONTACT:J. Gilevskaja
DESCRIPTION:How does mistrust in others affect learning?  How do teachers 
 promote trust in the classroom and are they expected to recognise mental h
 ealth issues?\n \nDrawing from clinical and developmental perspectives\, t
 his talk will explore the relationship between children’s perception of 
 trust and behavioural adjustment.  In particular\, what happens when trust
  fails?  Extending the adult paranoia literature\, I will examine whether 
 children too experience mistrust (an attenuated form of suspiciousness) an
 d whether this influences their cognitive and behavioural development.  Su
 rvey data from two cross-sectional studies of 2556 schoolchildren from Cam
 bridgeshire and Hong Kong will be presented and discussed.  Replicating fi
 ndings from the adult literature\, I argue that social mistrust in early c
 hildhood has a negative impact on children’s personal development.  Spec
 ifically\, school mistrust is most positively associated with elevated lev
 els of internalising problem behaviours.  To conclude\, I discuss the impl
 ications of these findings and future directions for this research.  I hop
 e you will consider joining me in this discussion.  And I look forward to 
 learning from your experiences and suggestions on this topic!\n
LOCATION:Room 2S8\, Donald McIntyre Building\, Faculty of Education\, 184 
 Hills Road\, Cambridge CB2 8PQ
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