Child Study Journal articles from March 2003

Child Study Journal archives from March 2003

The relationship of peer victimization to social anxiety and loneliness in adolescence.
March 1, 2003... This study examined the relations among overt and relational victimization, social anxiety, loneliness, and prosocial behaviors from peers. The Social Experience Questionnaire, Social Anxiety Scale for Adolescents (SAS-A), Social Phobia...

Grade and gender differences in the association between adolescents' perceptions of boundary violations and goal nominations during conflict with cross-sex friends.
March 1, 2003... Power and intimacy boundaries clarify the equality and closeness of friendships and are hypothesized to be associated with differences in conflict goal responses when violated. Responses by one hundred and seventy-seven adolescents (68 grade-8,...

Preschoolers' emotional competence: links to pretend and physical play.
March 1, 2003... Data were collected from 44 preschool children (22 boys, 22 girls; 34 European American, 2 African American, 6 Asian, 2 Hispanic). Children participated in emotion understanding interviews. Mothers rated children's emotion regulation ability...

Using a signed language as a second language for kindergarten students.
March 1, 2003... The value of second language learning in early childhood education is well documented, but when a second language is introduced it is generally a spoken language. Rarely is a signed language such as American Sign Language (ASL) the second...

How minority students experience college: Implications for planning and policy.(Book Review)
March 1, 2003... Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing, LLC. The authors and associates present the outcomes of a qualitative and quantitative study describing the experience of minority students at seven liberal arts colleges and universities. "Four basic questions...