The purpose of this investigation was to explore the relation between parents' efforts to
initiate and monitor children's peer contacts and qualities of children's peer relations in …

In this study, we examined the factor structure of the peer self-concept and its associations
with structural and qualitative features of peer experiences in 1,627 male and female …

This chapter is organized around 2 major themes: a general overview of the developmental
literature on children's peer relationships and friendships and the clinical implications of this …

Mother and teacher correlates of social competence with familiar and unfamiliar peers in 84
children who entered child care at three different times are examined. Social competence at …

An early view of the development of adaptive and maladaptive behaviors during childhood
and adolescence suggested that such outcomes stemmed largely from the quality of the …

The idea that children's and adolescents' experiences with their peers are associated with
the self-concept is a standard fixture of theory and research on peer relations. Typically, this …

This study examined the links among parents' interaction styles, their children's social
information processing, and peer acceptance. Fourth‐grade children (N= 159) and their …

Because friendships are such special relationships, a special set of measures and research
methods is required to investigate their essential characteristics, their development, and …

This study examines the role that context plays in links between relative balance, or
mutuality in parent–child interaction and children's social competence. Sixty‐three toddlers …

Although many studies have found several distinct types of communication skills associated
with peer acceptance, few studies have included assessments of multiple communication …