Well-established psychological theories indicate that interpersonal relationships and
emotional well-being are linked in fundamental ways (Coyne, 1976; Sullivan, 1953). Indeed …

Peers provide a context in which child and adolescent development occurs. Peers may right
wayward developmental trajectories, buffering the effects of deleterious risk factors. Adverse …

Purpose The purpose of this paper was to explore the uses and gratifications sought by the
primary target market (pre-adolescent and adolescent groups) of a new social media site …

Background Good quality friendships and relationships are critical to the development of
social competence and are associated with quality of life and mental health in childhood and …

Longitudinal data from a study of kindergarten through 5th graders were used to estimate a
structural model in which chronic peer exclusion and chronic peer abuse were hypothesized …

A short-term longitudinal design (N= 399) was used to examine peer relations processes
that may mediate the relation between peer rejection and children's emotional and …

Participants included 165 children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD; 130
boys, 35 girls) and their 1,298 same-sex classmates (1,026 boys, 272 girls) who served as …

This study investigated child and early adolescent relationships with parents and peers
within the theoretical framework of attachment. A cross-sectional sample of 279 fourth, sixth …

Relations among body image satisfaction and social comparisons to either same-sex peers
or media models were examined in 2 studies of adolescent boys and girls. In the first study …

This study investigates the relationships among social isolation, psychological health, and
protective factors in adolescents. Feelings of social isolation may influence psychological …