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Ardila-Rey, Alicia; Killen, Melanie; Brenick, Alaina – Social Development, 2009
In order to assess the effects of displacement and exposure to violence on children's moral reasoning, Colombian children exposed to minimal violence (non-displaced or low risk; N = 99) and to extreme violence (displaced or high risk; N = 94), evenly divided by gender at 6, 9, and 12 years of age, were interviewed regarding their evaluation of…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Social Development, Moral Development, Moral Values
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Nesdale, Drew; Durkin, Kevin; Maass, Anne; Kiesner, Jeff; Griffiths, Judith A. – Social Development, 2008
A minimal group study examined the effect of peer group norms on children's direct and indirect bullying intentions. Prior to an inter-group drawing competition, children (N = 85) aged seven and nine years were assigned to a group that had a norm of out-group dislike or out-group liking. Results indicated that, regardless of group norms, the…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Bullying, Peer Groups, Intention
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Persson, Gun E. B. – Social Development, 2005
Children's target experiences (as recipients of prosocial peer acts and victims of peer aggression) were investigated for their concurrent and longitudinal associations with prosocial and aggressive behavior. Forty-four children (initially 22-40 months) were observed in naturalistic interactions with peers during a two-month period for each of…
Descriptors: Prosocial Behavior, Aggression, Peer Relationship, Longitudinal Studies