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Direct linkForster, Myriam; Grigsby, Timothy J.; Bunyan, Alden; Unger, Jennifer Beth; Valente, Thomas William – Journal of School Health, 2015
Background: Few studies have examined the interplay among quantifiable aspects of peer bonds, friendship types, personal characteristics, and behavioral outcomes in schools in distressed neighborhoods. The aim of this study was to identify compensatory and protective factors that can be promoted in school-based prevention programs. Methods: The…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Substance Abuse, Friendship, Aggression
Download full textLaFreniere, Peter – American Journal of Play, 2011
Many research findings about animal play apply to children's play, revealing structural and functional similarities with mammals in general and primates in particular. After an introduction to life-history theory, and before turning to humans, the author reviews research about the two mammals in which play has been studied the most extensively:…
Descriptors: Play, Perspective Taking, Child Health, Gender Differences
