Same- and Cross-Sex Friends: Implications for Interaction and Social Skills.

Howes, Carollee

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ERIC Number: EJ369340

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Publication Date: 1988

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Same- and Cross-Sex Friends: Implications for Interaction and Social Skills.

Howes, Carollee

Early Childhood Research Quarterly, v3 n1 p21-37 Mar 1988

Sex cleavages in toddler and preschool peer groups were investigated in two studies. In the first study, playmate preferences and initiations and responses to friends were examined during the free play of toddlers in day care centers. In the second study, cross-sex friendships in toddlers and preschool children were examined. (PCB)

Descriptors: Day Care Centers, Friendship, Interpersonal Competence, Peer Relationship, Preschool Children, Sex Differences, Toddlers

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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