Children's Goals and Strategies in Peer Conflict Situations.

Chung, Tsai-Yen; Asher, Steven R.

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ERIC Number: EJ521887

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1996

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Children's Goals and Strategies in Peer Conflict Situations.

Chung, Tsai-Yen; Asher, Steven R.

Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, v42 n1 p125-47 Jan 1996

Examined whether children's goals in peer conflict situations were related to the strategies they proposed for resolving conflicts, and how these strategies were related to acceptance by peers. Subjects were 142 fourth through sixth graders. Found that peer acceptance was negatively related to hostile/coercive strategies for girls, and negatively to adult-seeking strategies for boys. (MDM)

Descriptors: Children, Conflict Resolution, Objectives, Peer Acceptance, Peer Relationship, Prosocial Behavior, Sex Differences

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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