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Page, Randy M.; Suwanteerangkul, Jiraporn; Sloan, Arielle; Kironde, Jennifer; West, Joshua – Social Development, 2012
The purpose of this study was to assess the perceptions of Thailand adolescents regarding the prevalence of smoking, the popularity of smoking among successful/elite elements of society, and disapproval of smoking by friends and parents. These perceptions were analyzed in conjunction with actual smoking and smoking susceptibility rates among the…
Descriptors: Smoking, Intervention, Adolescents, Foreign Countries
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Schleien, Sara; Ross, Hildy; Ross, Michael – Social Development, 2010
When children apologize, they accept responsibility for wrongdoings and act to reconcile social relationships. Apologies to siblings were coded in 40 families that were observed for 9 h when children were 2 1/2 and 4 1/2 years old, and again 2 years later. We found that sibling apologies were rare, generally simple in form, and more frequent after…
Descriptors: Siblings, Sibling Relationship, Social Development, Coding
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Duffy, Amanda L.; Nesdale, Drew – Social Development, 2009
Drawing on social identity theory, this study explored the impact of the peer group on childhood bullying. Participants were 351 students, aged 8 to 13 years. Involvement in bullying, friendship group membership, norms of particular groups, and intra-group positions (prototypical vs. peripheral) were determined using peer reports. Results revealed…
Descriptors: Group Membership, Bullying, Children, Peer Groups
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Nelson, David A.; Springer, Melanie M.; Nelson, Larry J.; Bean, Nathaniel H. – Social Development, 2008
Few studies have examined the nature of aggression in emerging adulthood (ages 18-25), a unique developmental period wherein relationships become increasingly important and intimate. Consistent with a greater emphasis on relationships, relationally manipulative forms of aggression may be particularly salient during this time period. Based on…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Aggression, Content Analysis, Young Adults
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Werner, Nicole E.; Grant, Samantha – Social Development, 2009
Prior research has shown that parental social cognitions are associated with child outcomes such as aggression. The goal of this study was to examine mothers' cognitions about relational aggression, and to explore linkages between mothers' attributions and normative beliefs about aggression and children's competence with peers. Participants…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Predictor Variables, Gender Differences, Behavior Standards
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Gee, Caroline L.; Heyman, Gail D. – Social Development, 2007
Children's evaluations of what people communicate about themselves were examined in three studies with a total of 296 participants (aged four to 12). Participants heard scenarios in which characters' motivations to reveal truthful information were systematically manipulated to examine (1) children's understanding that people do not always reveal…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Cues, Preschool Children, Evaluative Thinking