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Título: Characteristics associated with group versus dyadic interaction in boys and girls
Group versus dyadic interaction in boys and girls
Autores: Tricerri, María F.
Fecha: 1997
Publicador: McGill University
Fuente: Ver documento
Tipo: Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Tema: Social interaction in children.
Sex differences (Psychology) in children.
Descripción: The current study was designed to examine characteristics associated with interaction in group versus dyads in middle childhood. Two classes of children in grades one through five participated in the study. Children were identified by their peers as participating in groups or dyads. Teachers then rated the characteristics of these children. Analyses of children interacting in groups versus dyads showed that both boys and girls in groups were perceived to be more competitive, to value their friends more, to receive more attention from peers and to be more emotionally expressive than children interacting in dyads. It was also found that boys in both groups and dyads were perceived to lack more self-control and to be more active and loud than girls. The measures of self-confidence, lack of self-control, emotional difficulties, activity level, and thoughtfulness did not differ for children who interacted in groups versus dyads. Findings are discussed in terms of the functions of group versus dyadic interaction.
Idioma: en