Extensively updated with expanded and newly added chapters, the second edition of
Competence in Interpersonal Conflict continues to present a conceptual framework for why …

In this chapter, the authors take the position that children's interpersonal skills and
participation in school‐based relationships are important precursors of their school …

The COVID-19 disruptions to children's education have been a major issue for families. This
study examined how demographic, family, and mental health characteristics of 375 low …

Sibling relationships provide unique social experiences that can vary across the lifespan.
Early sibling social interactions (ESSI) have been associated with children's own …

Siblings' imitative behaviors were investigated in 39 middle‐class dyads during six 90‐min
home sessions at both Time 1 (M age: older sibling= 4.4 years; younger sibling= 2.4 years) …

Research Findings: For the current study, formal mediation procedures were adapted for
families and parents were trained and asked to mediate their children's disputes; control …

This study examined the moderating role of perceived social support between perceived
parenting styles and relational aggression (RA). A sample (N= 400) was selected through …

This study explored variation in affective and behavioral components of infants' jealousy
protests during an eliciting condition in which mother and an experimenter directed …

Research on the home literacy environment has typically involved parents as teachers with
little attention given to siblings' roles in teaching each other. This study examines naturalistic …

Teacher intervention in children's disputes most commonly features cessation strategies,
despite evidence showing the value of modelling problem-solving behaviours. Existing …