Research over the past decade has focused on ways that parents enhance or constrain the
quantity and quality of their children's interactions with peers outside of the immediate family …

The majority of peer relations research focuses on the short and long term effects of
childhood peer rejection and aggression for development. The importance of social …

Peer relations have been found to play a significant role in social psychological
development. Research in peer relations has primarily been concerned with children's …

Early failure in peer relations is widely recognized as predictive of maladjustment, and
numerous studies have identified social skill deficits as an important factor contributing to …

Research has suggested that social competence is not one construct, but that there are two
forms of social competence. One form includes prosociality, empathy, and perspective …

Recognition of the need for greater understanding of the impact that social, psychological
and emotional factors have on any child's overall adaptation to an increasingly sophisticated …

Social competence with peers of 55 (27 girls) children was examined from ages one to nine.
In the toddler and preschool periods, social competence with peers was observed and rated …

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 …

Peer relations and close friendships play extremely important roles in youngsters' social and
emotional development. By the early school years, children spend most of their daytime …

The purpose of this chapter is to explore linkages between two arenas of social competence,
family and peer, with a focus on linkages between one particular subsystem within the family …