After sketching how my own interest and research into bullying problems began, I address a
number of potentially controversial issues related to the definition and measurement of such …

Social competence refers to the ability to engage in meaningful interactions with others. It is
a crucial skill potentially malleable to interventions. Nevertheless, it remains difficult to select …

The features, processes, and effects of children's experiences with their peers exist on
multiple levels of social complexity and intersect with many other developmental domains …

In this article, we aimed to contribute to a fuller understanding of the complex social
ecologies that shape students' academic development by focusing on richer and more …

Compelling evidence demonstrates that peer influence is a pervasive force during
adolescence, one that shapes adaptive and maladaptive attitudes and behaviors. This …

Pain that recurs or persists is unfortunately a common experience for children. One of the
unique considerations in pediatric chronic pain management is the bidirectional influences …

This review addresses the use of peer-mediated interventions (PMI) to improve the social
interaction skills of students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in inclusive settings. The …

The Sixth Edition of William A. Corsaro and Judson G. Everitt′ s groundbreaking text
discusses children and childhood from a sociological perspective—providing in-depth …

Socially withdrawn children frequently refrain from social activities in the presence of peers.
The lack of social interaction in childhood may result from a variety of causes, including …

Remediating deficits and managing disabilities has been a central preoccupation for clinical
psychologists. Positive Psychology, in contrast, is concerned with the enhancement of …