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Laible, Deborah; McGinley, Meredith; Carlo, Gustavo; Augustine, Mairin; Murphy, Tia – Developmental Psychology, 2014
Sparse research suggests that children's social information processing has links not just with aggressive behavior but also with children's prosocial behavior (e.g., Nelson & Crick, 1999). However, the past work that has been done has not been longitudinal, so the direction of links between social information processing and prosocial…
Descriptors: Prosocial Behavior, Correlation, Aggression, Cognitive Processes
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Peets, Katlin; Hodges, Ernest V. E.; Kikas, Eve; Salmivalli, Christina – Developmental Psychology, 2007
The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that children's hostile attributions and behavioral strategies in response to peer provocation and rebuff situations will depend on the relationship with the target peer (i.e., friend, enemy, neutral). The sample consisted of 144 fourth graders (75 boys and 69 girls; mean age=10.47 years,…
Descriptors: Grade 4, Social Adjustment, Friendship, Peer Relationship