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EJ443494 PS519449
Title: Loneliness and Peer Relations in Young Children.Author(s): Cassidy, Jude; Asher, Steven R.
Source: Child Development, v63 n2 p350-65 Apr 1992
Publication Date: 1992
ISSN: 0009-3920
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Research (143)
Journal Announcement: CIJAUG1992
In a study
of 452 kindergartners and first graders, it was found that young
children understand the concept of loneliness and can make reliable
reports of their loneliness. Results indicated that it was possible
to reliably assess the loneliness of young children. (GLR)
Descriptors: *Elementary School Students; Grade 1; Interpersonal
Competence; Kindergarten; *Loneliness; *Peer Relationship; Primary
Education; *Rejection (Psychology)
Identifiers: Sadness; Sociometric Status
