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 …

Classroom observations and teacher and sociometric ratings described peer interactions
and friendships of 1-6-year-old children enrolled in full-time child care. The study was both …

40 3-year-olds participated in a short-term longitudinal study assessing the relationship
between peer competence and 2 antecedent variables, the security of the attachment …

Abstract [Correction Notice: An erratum for this article was reported in Vol 34 (1) of
Developmental Psychology (see record 2009-22882-001). On page 825, Method section …

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 …

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 …

89 children and their mothers participated in a study examining the association between
attachment and peer social competence. During the summer following kindergarten, quality …

Considerable evidence has accumulated to suggest that children differ in their behavior
toward peers and that some behavioral orientations (ie, an enduring tendency to act in a …

2 studies were undertaken to assess the positive affective correlates of secure attachment in
infancy and to assess the relation between secure attachment in infancy and competence in …

In this longitudinal study, the predictive relations between social difficulties in early
childhood (grade 2) and subsequent internalizing as well as externalizing problems in …