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Peer reviewedBenenson, Joyce F.; Nicholson, Catherine; Waite, Angela; Roy, Rosanne; Simpson, Anna – Child Development, 2001
Tested hypothesis that children would compete more playing competitive games in tetrads than in dyads. Found that male target children competed more in tetrads than in dyads; female target children did not show different levels of competition based on group size. Based on a global measure of smiling, the emotional atmosphere was less positive in…
Descriptors: Children, Comparative Analysis, Competition, Emotional Experience
Peer reviewedPutallaz, Martha; Gottman, John M. – Child Development, 1981
The dyadic interaction of popular and unpopular children was compared. Analysis revealed that unpopular children were more disagreeable and less likely to provide a general reason or rule for their disagreement or to suggest a constructive alternative when criticizing a peer. (Author/MP)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Group Dynamics
Peer reviewedNesdale, Drew; Flesser, Debbie – Child Development, 2001
Assessed predictions from social identity theory (SIT) concerning acquisition of young children's intra- and intergroup attitudes and cognitions. Found that children as young as 5 years of age were sensitive to the status of their social group, and that ingroup status had important implications for their desire to remain group members and their…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Childhood Attitudes, Children, Comparative Analysis
