This report explored the relation between children's peer acceptance and both interpersonal
understanding and perceived social self-competence in samples of children grade 3-8. In …

The present study examined the relationship between peer relations and self-esteem.
Specifically, this study investigated how peer acceptance and friendship were related to self …

Preschool children (166 three-to six-year—olds; M age= 62 months) were interviewed using
standard sociometric procedures and teachers were asked to rate children's aggression and …

This paper reviews previous literature about peer acceptance and friendship, two of the most
critical aspects of peer relations that have received most of research attention during the …

The primary aim of this article is to provide a brief review of research on children's peer
relations for child-and family-oriented practitioners. Attention is devoted to the importance of …

Abstract Forty 4-to 5-year-old first-born children in two preschool groups, differing markedly
in terms of classroom ecology (class size, number of children with behavior problems), were …

An important social task for all individuals, but especially for adolescents, is the development
and maintenance of positive peer relations. Friendships play an increasingly important role …

In a longitudinal study that followed children from fourth through sixth grades, we tested
whether problems in children's peer relations preceded psychological maladjustment and …

This review addresses several areas of contemporary research in children's peer
relationships during the elementary and middle school years, with primary foci on children's …

The purposes of this study were (a) to examine the relationship between peer status and the
child's behavioral and social cognitive characteristics, and (b) to test the hypothesis that the …