Preschoolers' Differential Conflict Behavior with Friends and Acquaintances.

Vespo, Jo Ellen; Caplan, Marlene

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ERIC Number: EJ458113

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1993

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Preschoolers' Differential Conflict Behavior with Friends and Acquaintances.

Vespo, Jo Ellen; Caplan, Marlene

Early Education and Development, v4 n1 p45-53 Jan 1993

Examined social conflict in preschoolers' play. When children resolved conflicts, they behaved differently with friends than with acquaintances. Conciliatory gestures were used more often with friends than with acquaintances. The overwhelming majority of conflicts were resolved by children yielding to other children. (BG)

Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Friendship, Peer Relationship, Play, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Psychological Patterns, Social Behavior

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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