Twenty-eight preschool age children were included in this dissertation study designed to
examine individual differences in early peer social competency as a function of attachment …

Children who are rejected by their peers display a constellation of concurrent and long term
behavioral problems. Yet, little is known about what factors may predispose a child to be at …

Attachment theorists suggest that attachment security with parents supports the quality of
social adaptation in peer groups during early childhood, and numerous studies supporting …

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 …

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 …

The association between the two early social/emotional variables of attachment security and
maternal parenting attitudes, and peer interaction competence at ages 6-to 7-years-old was …

This meta-analytic review examines the association between attachment during the early life
course and social competence with peers during childhood, and compares the strength of …

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 …

Although it is hypothesized that children with different insecure attachment patterns may
experience a variety of peer difficulties, the question has been investigated almost …

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 …