The potential for behaviourally challenged students to negatively impact typically developing students is a concern shared by many parents and teachers. However, deviant peer influence during workgroup activities has not been thoroughly investigated through systematic observation of deviant interactions. This study compares sequences of deviant…

This study tested the efficacy of a generic social skills intervention, Social Skills GRoup INtervention (S.S.GRIN), for children experiencing peer dislike, bullying, or social anxiety. Third-grade children were randomly assigned to treatment (n = 187) or no-treatment control (CO; n = 194) groups. Examination of the direction and magnitude of…

Research questions addressed were: (1) Do homogeneous rejected groups of children score higher on antisocial behavior and aggression than mixed-status groups? (2) Are rejected children less antisocial and aggressive when playing with same-status peers than with other-status peers? (3) Are rejected children as disliked for being aggressive in…