Group status was examined as a moderator of peer group socialization deviant, aggressive, and prosocial behavior. In the fall 3 months later, preadolescents early adolescents provided self‐reported scores for deviant behavior membership, nominations overt relational aggression, behavior, social preference. Using cognitive map, 116 groups were identified involving 526 children (282 girls; M age = 12.05). Hierarchical linear modeling revealed that high centrality (visibility) magnified low...

The goal of this study was to examine relations between different forms social withdrawal (shyness, unsociability) and indexes adjustment in Chinese Canadian children. Participants were fourth- eighth-grade students urban China ( n = 787) Canada 1,033). Data on obtained from multiple sources, including peer nominations, child self-reports, teacher ratings, school records. Multigroup tests indicated that shyness did not differ However, unsociability variables significantly across the...

This study examined variation in friendship formation and stability as a function of children's their friends' victimization, overt aggression, relational aggression. Participants were 605 pre- early adolescents fifth through eighth grades (M age = 12.05) assessed twice over three-month period. Scores for acquisition same-sex reciprocated friendships derived from unlimited nominations. Peer nominations provided scores child friend victimization Only victimized children experienced difficulty...

Abstract Cliques, or groups of peers who interact frequently, are a key social context during childhood and adolescence, providing safety preferential access to resources. Membership in cliques influences behavior adjustment, but little is known about the processes by which these occur. In this article, we identify putative self clique socialization that may account for greater similarity among members over time. Greater adherence norms occurs when uncertain their membership have limited...

This study tested claims that gender differences in intimacy are attributable to gender‐differentiated experiences the peer culture (i.e., male and female ‘worlds’). Participants were 188 Canadian preadolescents (10–12 years, 106 girls) who completed questionnaires regarding of their same‐sex best friendship, intimate support received from peers, two dimensions culture–gender composition friendship network participation communal intimacy‐promoting) agentic (intimacy‐repressing) activities....

Personality and gender differences in close same-sex friendship needs experiences were investigated two samples. Participants 312 university students (217 women, M age 1/4 19.5) 491 preadolescents (269 girls, 11.87). completed several questionnaires yielding scores for communion agency (personality), communal agentic needs, actual provisions of a best friendship, affective functioning (satisfaction with the loneliness). Findings revealed that serves both (connection) (social prominence)...

This study examined relations of social sensitivity to social, school, and psychological adjustment in rural Chinese, urban Canadian children. Participants were 4th 6th grade students (Mage = 11 years) China (n 593 443 for the samples) Canada 325). A self-report measure was developed study. In addition data on sensitivity, information obtained from multiple sources. The analyses revealed that associated with positive Chinese children but problems largely mixed nonsignificant These results...

This study examined relations of social sensitivity to socioemotional and school adjustment in Chinese Canadian children. Participants were fourth‐ eighth‐grade students ( M age = 12 years) China n 723) Canada 568). Data obtained from multiple sources. The analyses revealed that the pattern between indexes differed two countries. Social was negatively associated with positively psychological distress However, competence well‐being results indicate children's may have different functional...

The purpose of this study was to examine age differences in the use and effectiveness social support processes emitted during conversations about real life negative events between preadolescent, adolescent, adult friends. Age were found for 3 forms support. Older supporters made more excuses engaged less distraction than preadolescent supporters, validated younger supporters. Talking friends alleviated affect subjects all ages, however factors predicting reductions differed across age....

Contextual underpinnings of early adolescents' friendship expectations were assessed in this study. In private interviews, 67 10- to 12-year-old children (38 girls) described behavior they would like same-and opposite-sex friends perform five peer activities (academic, telephone conversations, watching TV/listening music sports, games). Responses coded using a modified version the Bigelow and LaGaipa expectation dimensions. Friendship varied for but not same friends. For competitive (sports,...

92 7–9-year-old children (47 girls) were observed while attempting to join 2 relatively unfamiliar same- or opposite-sex peers who playing a board game. Female guests less obtrusive than male in their entry approaches, whereas more active and assertive. Guests behaviorally constrained when approaching hosts. hosts attentive the hosts, tended ignore newcomers. Successful received initiations from responded contingently host initiations, performed activity-related behavior. Since female...

This study evaluated whether age differences in children's generosity are due to increasing altruistic motivation or susceptibility experimenter influence strategies. 282 first, third, and fifth graders voted on how spend a gift of money under 1 5 instructional sets--3 levels influence, peer no influence. Voting choices (in order according experimenter-defined scoring weights) were splitting up the equally among class members, buying something for their class, school, giving poor children....

Peer group interactional style was examined as a moderator of the relation between peer school misconduct and members' misconduct. Participants were 705 students ( M age = 11.59 years, SD 1.37) in 148 groups. Children reported on their fall spring. In winter, members observed limited‐resource task conversation task, negative positive styles assessed. Multilevel modeling indicated that membership groups higher predicted greater only when high or low style. Results suggest laughter coercive...

This study examined aspects of peer clique participation that mitigated victimization by peers over a school year. Participants were 1,033 children age 8–14 years (Mage = 11.81; 444 boys and 589 girls), including 128 (66 boys) victimized children. Cliques (N 162) assessed using the Social Cognitive Map, friendship behavioral nominations, observed interactions. Almost all (93%) members. On average, their cliques more mixed-gender, loosely tied, peripheral in network, they marginal members...

Abstract This study explored psychological conditions affecting children's receptiveness to a newcomer (the guest) in peer group entry task. Subjects were 93 host dyads (48 male) of 7‐ 9‐year‐old children. Hosts played word‐naming game for 5 min before being joined by male or female guest. The hosts' pre‐entry interaction was coded reflect an orientation toward the (agentic) each other and experimental setting demands (communal). Hosts' predicted outcomes. Specifically, hosts excluded...