Adolescent drinking is influenced by parental modeling of drinking, parental attitudes toward children's drinking, and especially by parent-child conflict. The influence varies depending on the adolescent's age, race, and sex. Conflict is a key variable which may be both cause and effect of adolescent drinking. (VM)

Examines classroom research related to child-to-child interaction and its relationship to the development of social competence in young children. Discusses and summarizes relevant qualitative and quantitative research. Defines social competence and suggests implications of the research for classroom teachers. (Author/RWB)

Discusses observations of sets of infant twins, aged 6 to 24 months, as they interacted with one another and with an unfamiliar peer. Assesses quality of infant-mother attachment. Finds twins are more likely to react with one another than with a peer. Results are discussed in relation to early peer relationships and attachment. (Author/RWB)

The relationship of day care quality to the activities of preschool children during free play and their knowledge of social problem solving was investigated. Relationships were found between dimensions of quality and children's absorption in solitary play and knowledge of social problem solving. (PCB)

Examination of self-reports by high school seniors about substance abuse, dangerous driving, and other criminal behavior demonstrates that a relatively stable general involvement in deviance accounted for virtually all association between different types of deviance, but the stability of each behavior could be explained only by equally important…

Examines the role of the partner in the development of social pretend play in two related studies. In both studies, toddler age children played with same-age and five-year-old partners. In both studies, two-year-olds engaged in more social pretend play with older than same-age partners. (Author/BB)

School-based, social problem-solving (SPS) training offers promise both for the prevention and remediation of social maladjustment of disabled children, with emphasis placed on social competence, social skills, and social problem-solving. Strategies for maximizing SPS skills acquisition include repetition, modeling, and role-playing. (CB)

Proposes a model of social exchange in children which conceptualizes social behavior as a function of the child's processing of a set of social environmental clues. Reports results of two studies which provide support for a reciprocal influence model of the relation between social information-processing patterns and children's social behavior.…

This study examined the differential influence of a traditional and a contemporary playground on preschool-age children's social, cognitive, and physical play behaviors. It appeared that the different playground settings had little influence on children's verbal interaction or social and cognitive play behaviors. Support for differences in…

Investigates the influence on Scottish preschool children's self-control of labels regarding patience given directly to the children themselves, and of the expectations regarding the children's patience provided to adult testers. Childrens self-control was assessed in a task in which each child's possession of accumulating candy rewards was made…

Using naturalistic observation, investigates the social behavior, levels of social participation, and sex differences of kindergarten children as they played with blocks. Uses both unit blocks and large, hollow blocks to gain a more complete understanding of the relationship between block play and social development. (DST)

This study investigates whether groups of children on a microcomputer task show superior performance to individuals and whether the differences are due to social-cooperative or individual-cognitive facilitation. Considers the relationship between expressed knowledge and problem-solving performance across three conditions. (Author/CT)

Examines the hypothesis that biases in peer interpretations of social behavior may contribute to the stability of social acceptance and rejection in children. (HOD)

Discusses the interactional state referred to by speakers of Hebrew as "brogez" as an example of the ritual regulation of conflict. Identifies specific forms and strategies of this type of interaction as they are used by Israeli children and their relevance to children's communicative competence. (SED)

Multiple measures of social and cognitive functioning were obtained to investigate whether abused and neglected children demonstrate serious psychological disturbances following instances of child maltreatment. Participants were 42 preschool children who had a previous history of physical abuse, serious neglect, or no maltreatment. (Author/RH)