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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
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
Stability and Change in Peer-Rejected Status: The Role of Child Behavior, Parenting, and Family Ecology.
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Pettit, Gregory S.; And Others – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1996
Children's behavior and sociometric status were rated in kindergarten and first grade. Mothers provided data on family ecology. Rejected children were more likely to come from low-SES families in which restrictive discipline was used, and were more aggressive and less academically skilled than accepted children. Children whose SES improved across…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aggression, Child Rearing, Discipline