Peer Rejection in Childhood

Steven R Asher

ISBN 10: 0521398363 / ISBN 13: 9780521398367

Published by Cambridge University Press, 1990

About this Item

This important collection brings together topical research on children who encounter difficulty in gaining acceptance and having friendships among their peers. The volume's contributors, development and clinical psychologists who have been involved in research in this area for over a decade, seek to advance the study of peer rejection by giving careful attention to the psychological processes that create and maintain peer rejection in childhood. Topics addressed include how certain children come to be disliked by their peers; the factors that maintain their rejection; the consequences of poor peer relations; and the results of intervention with various subgroups of rejected children. The volume describes the many advances that have been made in the study of peer rejection, and provides organizing models that point to avenues for future inquiry.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Peer Rejection in Childhood
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521398363
• ISBN 13: 9780521398367
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

This important collection brings together topical research on children who encounter difficulty in gaining acceptance and having friendships among their peers. The volume's contributors, development and clinical psychologists who have been involved in research in this area for over a decade, seek to advance the study of peer rejection by giving careful attention to the psychological processes that create and maintain peer rejection in childhood. Topics addressed include how certain children come to be disliked by their peers; the factors that maintain their rejection; the consequences of poor peer relations; and the results of intervention with various subgroups of rejected children. The volume describes the many advances that have been made in the study of peer rejection, and provides organizing models that point to avenues for future inquiry.

Book Description

This is an important collection examining topical research on peer rejections among children. These essays seek to advance the study of peer rejection by giving careful attention to the psychological processes that create and maintain peer rejection in childhood.