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Conflict and the Friendship Relations of Young Children.
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Hartup, Willard W.; And Others – Child Development, 1988
Compared conflicts between 53 children (median age four years, three months) and their friends to conflicts between nonfriends. In comparison with conflicts among friends, conflicts between neutral associates were no less frequent, were less intense, were resolved more frequently with disengagement, and more frequently resulted in equal outcomes.…
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Friendship, Interpersonal Relationship, Young Children
An Ethological Study of Peaceful Associative Outcomes to Conflict in Preschool Children.
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Sackin, Steve; Thelen, Esther – Child Development, 1984
A total of 20 five-year-old children were observed in two different preschools to examine conciliatory and subordinate behaviors following conflicts and to determine these behaviors' relationship to subsequent interaction (i.e., separation or peaceful association). Discusses the importance of conciliatory gestures in resolving social tension. (CB)
Descriptors: Body Language, Conflict Resolution, Group Dynamics, Interpersonal Communication
The Resolution of Social Conflict between Friends.
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Nelson, Janice; Aboud, Frances E. – Child Development, 1985
Investigates whether third- and fourth-grade children respond differently to conflict with friends and acquaintances. Results support the view that conflict between friends promotes more social development than conflict between nonfriends. Discussion among friends disagreeing on answers to social problems resulted in more mature solutions than…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Conflict Resolution, Discussion, Elementary Education