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Williams, Shannon Tierney; Ontai, Lenna L.; Mastergeorge, Ann M. – Social Development, 2010
Peer interaction is an important component of children's social repertoires that is associated with a variety of developmental outcomes and life skills. The present study provides an in-depth study of early dyadic peer behaviors during the infancy period, during which social competence with peers is first being developed. Results from…
Descriptors: Social Behavior, Infants, Interaction, Social Environment
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Bryan, Amy E.; Dix, Theodore – Social Development, 2009
This article examines mothers' support for children's interests and, specifically, emotional processes in mothers that may explain why they display different levels of support with children of different temperaments. We observed 114 mothers and their 14-27 month-old children during a laboratory interaction. Mothers rated children on three…
Descriptors: Mothers, Childhood Interests, Personality Traits, Parent Child Relationship
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Hane, Amie Ashley; Cheah, Charissa; Rubin, Kenneth H.; Fox, Nathan A. – Social Development, 2008
The moderating effect of maternal behavior in the relations between social reticence and shyness in preschool and subsequent social withdrawal was investigated. Eighty children (47 females) were judged for degree of social reticence during play with unfamiliar peers at the age of four and mothers completed the Colorado child temperament inventory…
Descriptors: Shyness, Play, Mothers, Preschool Children