t problems. Greenberg notes that it is possible that boys and girls have different developmental pathways to externalizing problems, but there have not been enough studies to determine if risk factors affect boys and girls differently.The purpose of these studies were to determine the factors that influence a childs psychological adjustment to entry into kindergarten and to determine if the adjustment has an effect on the overall education of the child. By reviewing these studies, I have learned that a childs psychological adjustment can be positively affected by participating in a preschool program, environmental factors, such as marital problems at home and neighborhood violence can negatively affect a childs psychological adjustment, and no one factor alone affects a childs adjustment into kindergarten. A childs relationship with peers and teachers has a direct relationship with psychological adjustment and academic success. All of the factors show relevance in academic success not only in kindergarten but also through middle childhood. Some studies have shown relationships between adjustment to kindergarten and academic success in nineteen year olds as well. The continuing studies of psychological adjustment to entry into the academic world are just beginning to scratch the surface on the amount of environmental and biological factors involved, and will one day be the basis of accurately predicting the academic success of a child within his or her first year of school....
