Handbook of peer interactions, relationships, and groups / edited by Kenneth H. Rubin, William M. Bukowski, Brett Laursen.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Critical issues and theoretical viewpoints / Willard W. Hartup -- 2. Trends, travails, and turning points in early research on children's peer relationships : legacies and lessons for our time? / Gary W. Ladd -- 3. Children's behaviors and interactions with peers / Richard A. Fabes ... [et al.] -- 4. Methods for investigating children's relationships with friends / Thomas J. Berndt and Melissa A. McCandless -- 5. Sociometric methods / Antonius H.N. Cillessen -- 6. Assessment of the peer group : identifying naturally occurring social networks and capturing their effects / Thomas A. Kindermann and Scott D. Gest -- 7. The beginnings of peer relations / Dale F. Hay ... [et al.] -- 8. Peer interactions and play in early childhood / Robert J. Coplan and Kimberley A. Arbeau -- 9. Social-emotional competence in early childhood / Linda Rose-Krasnor and Susanne Denham -- 10. Friendship in early childhood / Carollee Howes -- 11. Structural descriptions of social transactions among young children : affiliation and dominance in preschool groups / Brian E. Vaughn and Antonio JosSantos -- 12. Friendship as process, function, and outcome / William M. Bukowski ... [et al.] -- 13. The behavioral basis of acceptance, rejection, and perceived popularity / Steven R. Asher and Kristina L. McDonald -- 14. Social exclusion in childhood and adolescence / Melanie Killen ... [et al.] -- 15. Conflict in peer relationship / Brett Laursen and Gwen Pursell -- 16. Aggression and peer relationships in school-age children : relational and physical aggression in group and dyadic contexts / Nicki R. Crick ... [et al.] -- 17. Avoiding and withdrawing from the peer group / Kenneth H. Rubin ... [et al.] -- 18. Bullies, victims, and bully-victim relationships in middle childhood and early adolescence / Christina Salmivalli and K✹lin Peets -- 19. Adolescent romantic relationships and experiences / Wyndol Furman and W. Andrew Collins -- 20. Informal peer groups in middle childhood and adolescence / B. Bradford Brown and Erin L. Dietz -- 21. Sex differences in peer relationships / Amanda J. Rose and Rhiannon L. Smith -- 22. Race and ethnicity in peer relations research / Sandra Graham ... [et al.] -- 23. Neighborhood contexts of peer relationships and groups / H{uA86B}an Stattin and Margaret Kerr -- 24. Peer interactions and relationships from a cross-cultural perspective / Xinyin Chen, Janet Chung and Celia Hsiao -- 25. Genetic factors in children's peer relations / Mara Brendgen and Michel Boivin -- 26. Temperament, self-regulation, and peer social competence / Nancy Eisenberg ... [et al.] -- 27. Child-parent attachment relationships, peer relationships, and peer-group functioning / Cathryn Booth-LaForce and Kathryn A. Kerns -- 28. Family influences on children's peer relationships / Hildy Ross and Nina Howe -- 29. Peers and academic functioning at school / Kathryn R. Wentzel -- 30. Peer reputations and psychological adjustment / Mitchell J. Prinstein ... [et al.] -- 31. The role of friendship in child and adolescent psychosocial development / Frank Vitaro ... [et al.] -- 32. Deviant by design : peer contagion in development, interventions, and schools / Thomas J. Dishion and Timothy F. Piehler -- 33. Social skills training to improve peer relations / Karen L. Bierman and C.J. Powers.