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24 Cards in this Set
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Intimate, reciprocated positive relationship between two people |
Friendship |
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Developmental changes during friendship include |
Better communication, more cooperation, more conflict with friends |
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Between ages 6 and 8, friendship is defined by |
Amount of time spent together and amount of sharing |
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By about 9-10 years of age friendships based on |
Mutual liking, closeness, and loyalty |
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By adolescence, friendship |
is context for self-exploration, working out personal problems, source of honest feedback |
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Functions of friends |
Emotional support Reassurance, make you feel competent Important during transition periods involving peers Buffer against unpleasant experiences |
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How do we choose friends? |
Proximity Age Gender Similar interests and behavior |
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Stable friendship groups that children voluntarily form or join |
Cliques |
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From age 11 to 15 (regarding cliques) |
Rise in # of kids that belong to more than one clique, increase in stability of cliques, value being popular and conform to group norms |
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From age 15 to 18 (regarding cliques) |
Less interested in conforming to group norms, fulfill social needs through individual relationships, but still may belong to a crowd |
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How do you measure peer status |
Rate how much you like/dislike classmates Nominate those you like the most, like the least etc. |
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Measure of peer status |
Sociometric status |
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The 5 sociometric classes |
Popular Rejected Neglected Average Controversial |
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Characteristics of popular children |
Good social skills, initiating interactions, maintaining positive relationships |
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Characteristics of neglected children |
Unnoticed by peers, neither liked or disliked. Tend to be less sociable, more aggressive and disruptive |
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Characteristics of controversial children |
Liked by some peers, disliked by others. Tend to be aggressive, disruptive, prone to anger, but also sociable, cooperative, good at sports |
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Characteristics of aggressive-rejected children |
Prone to hostile/threatening behavior, disruptive, delinquent behavior |
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Characteristics of withdrawn-rejected children |
Socially withdrawn, weary, feel socially isolated and lonely |
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Stability of sociometric status: which kids are likely to stay in the same category? |
Popular and rejected kids |
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Which kids are most likely to change status |
Neglected and controversial kids |
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Ways that parents can influence children's peer relationships |
Quality of attachment Quality of ongoing parent child interactions Parental beliefs and behaviors |
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Children who are targets of their peer's aggression and demeaning behavior |
Victimized children |
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When parents arrange and oversee interactions with peers |
Gatekeeping |
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Explicitly telling children how to deal with unfamiliar playmates, or enter a group of children, improves their social competence |
Coaching |
