This study is concerned with whether developmental group counseling will improve peer relations in the elementary school classroom. It was hypothesized that developmental group counseling would improve peer relations. Group counseling in the schools seems particularly appropriate because of the nature of both the setting and the students. The…

If factual information is given, if the method is easily accessible and acceptable, and if they have come to terms with their own sexuality, most young women will accept the responsibility of preventing an unwanted pregancy. (JD)

The article reviews 25 studies investigating peer status of learning disabled children. An underlying assumption of most of the studies was a unidirectional relationship between peer status and social skills. The studies are reinterpreted using a bidirectional model in which peer status is the outcome of reciprocal interactions between child,…

A sample of grade four students reported the secret-sharing and promise-making behavior of classroom peers and judged those classmates on trust and friendship. Findings suggest that the same-sex friendship patterns are maintained by same-sex trust patterns through infrequent secret-sharing with opposite-sex peers and the perception that…

The authors relate their experience in working with a model that is designed to have children, through experiencing group processes and change, assess and evaluate their feelings and behaviors as (1) members of a group, and (2) members welcoming new members into their group, and (3) new members entering an ongoing, previously established group.…

Using current sociometric procedure in regular intermediate grade classes, the study found that mainstreamed learning-disabled children (N=57 ) were disproportionately represented in the rejected and neglected sociometric groups and underrepresented in the popular and average groups. (DB)

This study examined the structure of social coping across 2 age groups of 716 Chinese gifted children and youths based on 7 social coping strategies assessed by the Chinese Social Coping Questionnaire. To evaluate whether these strategies could be applied adequately to younger as well as older students, 3 models hypothesizing different degrees of…

This article discusses on the social aggression behavior of middle school girls, such as bullying. The author's main purpose here is to search for understanding or, more truthfully, for strategies to cope with the turbulence of young adolescent relationships. Lane focuses her discussion on four themes: (1) why and how girls bully; (2) the…

The purpose of the study was to evaluate the construct validity of self-acceptance. Is it distinguishable from self-assessment as the literary use of the term implies? Can acceptance of self and acceptance of others be shown to be related, as postulated, but remain distinguishable as separate constructs? Three constructs, self-acceptance,…

The role of social desirability on willingness to view erotic materials under conditions of implicit approval and disapproval was studied. Low need-for-approval subjects were more influenced by situational cues than high need-for-approval subjects. (NG)

Two peer evaluation measures, the Pupil Evaluation Inventory (PEI) and positive and negative nominations, were compared in 260 elementary students (grades one-five). PEI factors and negative nominations were more stable over a four-month period than positive nominations, and PEI Aggression and Withdrawal scores were more stable than negative…

Presents a model for measuring popularity that takes into consideration the characteristics of perceivers providing the sociometric evaluations. Discusses the application of the model to limited and unlimited sociometric choice procedures. (JPB)

A study investigated how 11 successful high school female students described the impact of competition on their academic and social lives. Competition was viewed by participants as a negative behavior. When faced with situations of competition, students preferred to concentrate on prosocial behaviors that promoted interpersonal relationships.…

A study of individuals with severe mental retardation who were trained using the traditional job coach model (n=10), or using a mentoring model (n=10), found individuals with severe mental retardation who were trained using the mentor model had more interactions with typical coworkers than those trained using the job coach model. (Author/CR)