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Güroglu, Berna; Veenstra, René – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly: Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2021
In peer relations research, interest is increasing in studying the neural underpinnings of peer experiences in order to understand how peer interactions relate to adjustment and well-being. This review provides an overview of 27 studies examining how positive and negative peer experiences with personally familiar peers relate to neural processes.…
Descriptors: Neurosciences, Peer Relationship, Well Being, Social Adjustment
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Lopez, Veronica; Sotillo, Maria – High Ability Studies, 2009
Do gifted students adjust poorly to their social environment? There are currently two competing positions: one that sustains that giftedness is by itself a risk factor for social adaptation, and another that holds that high cognitive abilities involve distinctive features that are protective and hence increase individual resilience. Empirical…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Risk, Adolescents, Social Adjustment
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Zettergren, Peter; Bergman, Lars R.; Wangby, Margit – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2006
Stable peer status clusters of rejected, popular, and average girls from ages 10 to 13 were identified and associated to young and middle adulthood adjustment. The study included a representative sample of 445 females from the longitudinal research program Individual Development and Adaptation. Results showed that, by young adulthood, rejected…
Descriptors: Females, Academic Achievement, Alcohol Abuse, Peer Acceptance