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Abou-ezzeddine, Tania; Schwartz, David; Chang, Lei; Lee-Shin, Yoolim; Farver, JoAnn; Xu, Yiyuan – Social Development, 2007
This study examined the moderating role of positive peer relationships in the relation between behavioral or academic risk factors and victimization in Asian children's peer groups. We recruited 296 children (161 boys, 135 girls) from Tianjin, China (mean age of 11.5 years) and 122 children (66 boys, 56 girls) from Seoul, South Korea (approximate…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Victims, Correlation, At Risk Students
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Jerome, Elisabeth M.; Hamre, Bridget K.; Pianta, Robert C. – Social Development, 2009
This article examined general trends in teacher-reported conflict and closeness among 878 children from kindergarten through sixth grade, and examined early childhood characteristics that predict differences in initial levels and growth of conflict and closeness over time. Results indicated modest stability of teacher-perceived conflict and…
Descriptors: Conflict, Academic Achievement, Children, White Students
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Gest, Scott D. – Social Development, 2006
Teacher-peer agreement about children's friendships and social group affiliations was examined in a sample of 219 children in grades 1, 3, and 5. Peer reports were used to identify reciprocated friendships and informal social groups. Teachers listed each child's closest friends and described the informal social groups existing in their classrooms.…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Friendship, Peer Groups, Peer Relationship