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Killen, Melanie; Rutland, Adam; Abrams, Dominic; Mulvey, Kelly Lynn; Hitti, Aline – Child Development, 2013
Children and adolescents evaluated group inclusion and exclusion in the context of generic and group-specific norms involving morality and social conventions. Participants ("N" = 381), aged 9.5 and 13.5 years, judged an in-group member's decision to deviate from the norms of the group, whom to include, and whether their personal…
Descriptors: Social Behavior, Behavior Standards, Moral Values, Children
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Strayer, F. F.; Strayer, Janet – Child Development, 1976
Applied the concepts of agonism and dyadic dominance to the analysis of children's behavior. (SB)
Descriptors: Group Dynamics, Peer Relationship, Preschool Education, Research
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Sackin, Steve; Thelen, Esther – Child Development, 1984
A total of 20 five-year-old children were observed in two different preschools to examine conciliatory and subordinate behaviors following conflicts and to determine these behaviors' relationship to subsequent interaction (i.e., separation or peaceful association). Discusses the importance of conciliatory gestures in resolving social tension. (CB)
Descriptors: Body Language, Conflict Resolution, Group Dynamics, Interpersonal Communication
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Putallaz, 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
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Nisan, Mordecai – Child Development, 1976
The tendency to delay gratification as affected by sex and group participation was explored in 6- and 7-year-old children. (BRT)
Descriptors: Delay of Gratification, Early Childhood Education, Elementary School Students, Group Behavior
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Borja-Alvarez, Teresita; And Others – Child Development, 1991
Second and third grade guests were observed while they tried to join peer hosts who were playing a game. Females guests were less obtrusive than male guests in their entries, and males guests were more assertive. Guests were less constrained when approaching same-sex than opposite-sex hosts. Female hosts were more attentive to guests than were…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries, Grade 2, Grade 3