Social competence is of great interest to developmental psychopathologists and is assessed
frequently in both basic and applied research. A review of the literature reveals not only …

Somewhere in Africa, more than a million years ago, a line of apes began to rear their young
differently than their Great Ape ancestors. From this new form of care came new ways of …

" Hruschka's integrative approach provides a robust, and accessible, view of the
complexities of making, having, and being friends. This kind of inquiry is at the forefront of …

This paper reviews previous literature about peer acceptance and friendship, two of the most
critical aspects of peer relations that have received most of research attention during the …

This study investigated the prospective links between three forms of peer adversities (ie,
victimization, rejection, and lack of reciprocated friendships) and children's perceptions of …

Eighty children with disabilities enrolled in a nationally distributed set of inclusive preschool
programs participated in this study. The average age of the participants was 3.9 years, and …

Relations between children's personal attributes and peer play competence were
investigated in a sample of 141 African American preschool children who participated in …

This longitudinal study examined the social interactions of children with mild developmental
(cognitive) delays with friends across the early childhood and early elementary years …

Playing with peers is one of the most important contexts for the acquisition of social
competencies in early childhood. This study examined the relation between children's play …

The purposes of this chapter are to examine the concept of social competence for young
children and describe factors that affect its expression and development. The chapter begins …