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Tietjen, Anne Marie – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 1985
Finds a significant relationship between characteristics of mothers' social networks and those of their children in a sample of 72 Swedish mothers and children. Nature and strength of relationships varied with mothers' marital status and children's gender. Networks of married mothers and daughters were most similar; networks of single mothers and…
Descriptors: Children, Comparative Analysis, Daughters, Marital Status
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Lamb, Michael E.; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1988
Type and quality of nonfamilial child care were found to have no significant effect on peer social skills, sociability with strange adults, and child personality. The major determinants of personality maturity were background variables. Prior social skills and age were the best predictors of peer social skills. (PCB)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Family Characteristics