The potential role that children's classroom peer relations play in their school adjustment was investigated during the first 2 months of kindergarten and the remainder of the school year. Measures of...
This study focused on the strategies adolescents endorsed for situations in which friends were experimenting with alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs. Four hypothetical vignettes (concerning a friend sm...
Predictors of 5-year-old kindergartners' insights into their friends, and their accounts of liking and conflict with their friends were investigated, with a focus on both the children's and their frie...
These studies examined preschoolers' understanding of characteristics of friends. "Friends" were defined as children of the same sex who chose each other as good friends, and "acquaintances" were thos...
Older adults with loved ones who are dependent on alcohol or drugs often experience the adverse effects of a codependent relationship. Many experience anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, and suicida...
Adolescents in the ninth grade (n=75) responded to a hypothetical situation involving an individual who neglects their friend as a result of their transition to steady dating. Results indicated that 5...
Provision of replacement complete dentures for an increasingly elderly population presents problems for the dentist. Reduced adaptability in the older person leads to difficulty in learning to use new...
Peer communication represents 1 mechanism through which norms are disseminated in social groups. The theory of normative social behavior (TNSB) posits that group identity, outcome expectations, and in...