PSC 140 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Waking Hours, Social Comparison Theory, Realistic Conflict Theory
9 May 2019
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Between 6 & 12 years, children spend about 40% of waking hours with peers. Increasing opportunities to interact with friends without adult supervision. Sociogram = graphic representation of friendships in a group. Strong social skills (good at initiating and maintaining interactions; good at resolving conflicts) teasing. Often have problems in perspective taking (e. g. , hostile attribution bias) Some male bullies are popular among pre-adolescent boys. Boys more likely to be bullied physically, whereas girls more likely to be bullied relationally by rumor-spreading or being made fun of. Much of bullying takes place before or after school. Typically not just one bully, but several children ganging up on a victim. The group bullying is becoming more prevalent in recent years due to social media. Peers develop biased interpretation of rejected children"s actions (view as more negative than objectively true) Children become desensitized to rejected child"s feelings over time. Peer witnesses are present in nearly all bullying episodes.
