This questionnaire study examined co-rumination (extensive discussion of problems, focusing on negative feelings) among third-, fifth-, seventh-, and ninth-graders and its relationship to positive friendship adjustment and problematic emotional adjustment. Responses indicated that co-rumination related to high-quality close friendships but also to…

Although many studies have examined the competencies associated with being well-liked by the peer group, far less is known about the competencies children need in order to make and maintain good quality friendships. This study addressed friendship tasks, investigating 5 of 10 previously hypothesized competencies necessary to make and maintain good…

Examined whether fourth- and fifth-grade children's social goals and strategies in friendship conflict situations are predictive of their friendship adjustment, after accounting for level of peer acceptance. Found that children's goals were highly related to their strategies and that children's goals and strategies were predictive of their…