Abstract:Recent advances in theory and research imply that additional distinctions are needed in terms of peer relationships. Theoretically, peers traditionally have been considered to be any group of children who are interacting with one another in a definable place and at a particular time. Recent advances in theory, however, have led to a redefinition of "peers" as children who display behaviors of a similar level of complexity and who hold similar social status in their group (Hartup, 1978; Lewis & Rosenblum, 1975)… Show more
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