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Peer reviewedFriedberg, Robert D. – Child Study Journal, 1995
Reviews research on children's imaginary companions. Notes that companions may serve many psychological functions, such as compensating for real or perceived deficits, and helping the child through difficult developmental times. Suggests that the companion does not compromise reality testing or social development, but may foster developmental,…
Descriptors: Child Development, Friendship, Imagination, Interpersonal Competence
Peer reviewedDenham, Susanne A.; And Others – Child Study Journal, 1994
Examined 28 preschoolers' affective and behavioral responses to 3 potentially problematic peer situations. Results supported a model of social competence which maintains that expressed emotions and understanding of emotions influence social cognition about affective and behavioral aspects of developmentally important peer situations. Social…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Interpersonal Competence, Peer Relationship, Predictor Variables
Peer reviewedLuftig, Richard L. – Child Study Journal, 1987
Investigated the extent of children's loneliness, their perceived ease in making friends, their estimated social competence as a function of grade and sex, and their preferences concerning eight childhood activities. A loneliness scale and a sociometric peer nomination form were administered to 364 students in grades two, four, and six. (Author/BN)
Descriptors: Children, Elementary Education, Interpersonal Competence, Loneliness
Peer reviewedBarton, Benjamin K.; Cohen, Robert – Child Study Journal, 2004
Gender segregation in the classroom is advocated as academically beneficial, particularly for girls. However, the social impact for children has received little attention. The present study compared children's peer relations following the transition from mixed-sex fourth-grade classrooms to same-sex fifth-grade classrooms, and beyond into same-sex…
Descriptors: Peer Acceptance, Interpersonal Competence, Social Development, Peer Relationship
Peer reviewedSmith, Maureen C. – Child Study Journal, 1994
Examined the association between developmental outcomes, such as social competence, and child-rearing practices and attitudes in a sample of 38 preschool-aged foster children and their foster mothers. Findings indicated that higher quality child-rearing practices consistently were associated with fewer emotional and behavioral problems, and that a…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Child Rearing, Emotional Problems, Family Environment
Peer reviewedLockwood, Rebecca L.; Kitzmann, Katherine M.; Cohen, Robert – Child Study Journal, 2001
Examined links between children's sibling and peer relationships. Found that sibling warmth was associated with more positive peer relations; sibling conflict was associated with both positive and negative peer outcomes, independent of sibling warmth; and sibling relationships were not more strongly associated with measures of friendships quality…
Descriptors: Children, Family (Sociological Unit), Family Environment, Interpersonal Competence
Peer reviewedBuzzelli, Cary A. – Child Study Journal, 1989
Examines relationship between parents' perceived responsibility for supporting children's social skills and competence at promoting those skills; relationship between parents' perceived responsibility and competence and children's perceived and actual competence; consistency between teachers' and parents' ratings of children's competence and…
Descriptors: Competence, Elementary School Students, Interpersonal Competence, Parent Child Relationship
