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Fisher-Grafy, Hannah; Rinat, Halabi – Contemporary School Psychology, 2023
Social rejection is an undesirable phenomenon with serious present and future implications for children who experience it. Growing rates of social rejection and bullying in elementary-school children, especially on social networks, have been examined mostly from a pathological perspective focused on the rejected child or rejecting group. This…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 5, Rejection (Psychology), Interpersonal Relationship
Hmeljak, Dimitrij – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Virtual worlds provide useful platforms for social behavioral research, but impose stringent limitations on the rules of engagement, responsiveness, and data collection, along with other resource restrictions. The major challenge from a computer science standpoint in developing group behavior applications for such environments is accommodating the…
Descriptors: Social Behavior, Group Behavior, Interpersonal Relationship, Interaction
McCollum, Sean; Rene, Cara – Teaching Tolerance, 2011
Thousands of schools have tried the Mix It Up at Lunch Day program since it started 10 years ago in 2001. Teaching Tolerance continues to get glowing reviews from around the country. Teachers and administrators are understandably eager to make their Mix Day better--to reach more students. Here are 10 proven ways to give Mix an extra stir.
Descriptors: Dining Facilities, Day Programs, Middle School Students, High School Students

Gudykunst, William B.; And Others – Communication Monographs, 1987
Indicates that individualism-collectivism is related systematically to perceptions of communication in ingroup relationships, but its relationship to perceptions of communication on outgroup relationships is more complicated--a distinction between contextual and simple collectivism must be drawn. (NKA)
Descriptors: Communication Research, Cultural Context, Group Behavior, Individualism

Maccoby, Eleanor E. – American Psychologist, 1990
Argues that behavioral differentiation of the sexes is minimal when children are observed or tested individually. Sex differences emerge primarily in social situations resulting in social styles that place females at a disadvantage in interactions with males. The role of the nuclear family in the development of these styles is discussed. (FMW)
Descriptors: Assertiveness, Family Influence, Group Behavior, Interpersonal Relationship
Yager, Geoffrey G.; Brucksch, William F. – 1978
The development of self-disclosure within an acquaintance exercise was examined. A sample of 80 subjects was assigned to same-sex or mixed-sex dyads. In half of the dyads, one member was asked, through a short statement in the written instructions, to encourage maximal disclosure in his/her partner. Dyad partners took turns discussing…
Descriptors: College Students, Communication (Thought Transfer), Group Behavior, Interpersonal Relationship
Tauber, Margaret; And Others – Moral Education Forum, 1989
Describes the use of four-person task assessments which were designed as a means of examining children's social interaction outside the classroom setting. Provides information concerning tasks and information obtained. Concludes that these tasks can be repeated over a period of years in order to evaluate the growth and maturity of subjects. (KO)
Descriptors: Assertiveness, Behavior Development, Child Development, Cooperation
La Voie, Lawrence; Kenny, David A. – 1981
An increase in reciprocity of interpersonal attraction during the early acquaintance period followed by continuing social reciprocity are propositions that are central principles of several social psychological viewpoints. However, there is little empirical evidence of increasing reciprocity of interpersonal attraction over time. Two potential…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Group Behavior, Hypothesis Testing, Individual Differences
Lake, Dale G., Ed.; And Others – 1973
This reference book is designed for the social science researcher, the applied behavioral scientist, and other practitioners or researchers who need instruments measuring human behavior. The first section of the book provides reviews of 84 instruments designed to measure social functioning--38 oriented to personal variables (13…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Affective Measures, Attitude Measures, Cognitive Tests

Fair, Thomas C.; Lawlis, G. Frank – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1982
Affirmed that verbal behaviors (time speaking, initiated assertions, referrals received and first-person statements) were related to self-traits as measured by personality measures and a subjective self-report. The results are indicative of a proactive-reactive dimension of social interaction from both self and behavioral perspectives. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Group Behavior, Group Dynamics
Martini, Mary – 1994
This research describes an observation study of 100 children, ages 9-13 years, on the island of 'Ua Pou, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia. The children were in a French government boarding school in the main valley of the island. Complex, sophisticated group processes among the Marquesan children were observed. The role structures of the group…
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Group Activities
Cowie, Helen; And Others – 1994
This book describes a British project which used cooperative group work as a curriculum approach to help reduce children's social difficulties and encourage cooperation and friendship across such barriers as race, sex, or disability. The book consists of eight chapters. Chapter 1 provides an overview of research findings and theory related to peer…
Descriptors: Bullying, Cooperation, Cooperative Learning, Curriculum Development