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Reciprocal and Complementary Sibling Interactions: Relations with Socialization Outcomes in the Kindergarten Classroom
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Harrist, Amanda W.; Achacoso, Joseph A.; John, Aesha; Pettit, Gregory S.; Bates, John E.; Dodge, Kenneth A. – Early Education and Development, 2014
Research Findings: In this examination of associations between sibling interaction patterns and later social outcomes in single- and 2-parent families, 113 kindergarteners took part in naturalistic observations at home with siblings, classmates participated in sociometric interviews, and teachers completed behavior ratings. Sibling interactions…
Descriptors: Correlation, Siblings, Sibling Relationship, Interaction
A Developmental Process Analysis of Cross-Generational Continuity in Educational Attainment
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Pettit, Gregory S.; Yu, Tianyi; Dodge, Kenneth A.; Bates, John E. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly: Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2009
In this prospective longitudinal study (N = 585) we examined intergenerational links in level of educational attainment. Of particular interest was whether family background characteristics, parenting in early childhood and early adolescence, and school adjustment and performance in middle childhood accounted for (i.e., mediated) continuity and…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Family Characteristics, Educational Attainment, Child Rearing
Peer Social Preference and Depressive Symptoms of Children in Italy and the United States
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Lansford, Jennifer E.; Capanna, Cristina; Dodge, Kenneth A.; Caprara, Gian Vittorio; Bates, John E.; Pettit, Gregory S.; Pastorelli, Concetta – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2007
This study examined the role of low social preference in relation to subsequent depressive symptoms, with particular attention to prior depressive symptoms, prior and concurrent aggression, mutual friendships, and peer victimization. Italian children (N = 288) were followed from grade 6 through grade 8, and American children (N = 585) were…
Descriptors: Aggression, Peer Relationship, Friendship, Foreign Countries
Peer Rejection and Social Information-Processing Factors in the Development of Aggressive Behavior Problems in Children.
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Dodge, Kenneth A.; Lansford, Jennifer E.; Burks, Virginia Salzer; Beter, John E.; Pettit, Gregory S.; Fontaine, Reid; Price, Joseph M. – Child Development, 2003
Four studies based on two longitudinal investigations examined the relation between social rejection and increased antisocial behavior. Found that early peer rejection (ages 6 to 8) predicted growth in aggression (at ages 10 to 12); findings were replicated in children ages 5 to 8. Rejection exacerbated antisocial development only among children…
Descriptors: Aggression, Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Problems, Child Development
Family Adversity, Positive Peer Relationships, and Children's Externalizing Behavior: A Longitudinal Perspective on Risk and Resilience.
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Criss, Michael M.; Pettit, Gregory S.; Bates, John E.; Dodge, Kenneth A.; Lapp, Amie L. – Child Development, 2002
Examined how peer acceptance and friendships moderated the link between family adversity and child externalizing behavioral problems. Found that peer acceptance in kindergarten and Grade 1 moderated the relationship between family adversity measures and externalizing behavior problems in Grade 2; friendship served as a moderator for harsh…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Children, Discipline, Family Environment
Friendship as a Moderating Factor in the Pathway between Early Harsh Home Environment and Later Victimization in the Peer Group.
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Schwartz, David; Dodge, Kenneth A.; Pettit, Gregory S.; Bates, John E. – Developmental Psychology, 2000
Two studies examined the moderating role of dyadic friendship in the developmental pathway to peer victimization. Both studies found that early harsh, punitive, and hostile family environments predicted later victimization by peers for children who had a low number of friendships. Predictive associations did not hold for children with numerous…
Descriptors: Aggression, Child Abuse, Children, Discipline