CHAD 168 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Information Processing, Reciprocal Liking, Peer Pressure

• School: SJSU
• Department: Child and Adolescent Development, Department of
• Course: CHAD 168
• Professor: Kristine Connell

Document Summary

The pros and cons of friendship: pros. Children with friends are less lonely and depresses: cons. Some friendships pose risks rather than offering protection. Friends, particularly between rejected children, may reinforce maladaptive behaviors in one another. How do peer relationships differ from those with adults/siblings: briefer, freer more equal - status, peer vs. Children express more positive emotion in their interactions with friends than with non friends. Children share more with friends: unless they are competitive with each other. Friends are more likely to resolve conflicts in an equitable way and preserve the friendship. Factors that impact peer acceptance: temperament shyness, poor emotion regulation, intense interactions, theory of mind social cognitive skills social information processing, can interact with environment, attribution error goals in relationships. Quiet games, small groups, near school buildings, close to adult supervision. Prefer play involving artistic endeavors, books, or dolls. Are more intimate and exchange more information than boys.