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ERIC Number: EJ262019
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1982-Apr
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Mutuality in Boys' Friendship Relations.
Newcomb, Andrew F.; Brady, Judith E.
Child Development, v53 n2 p392-95 Apr 1982
Second- and sixth-grade boys were paired with a friend or an acquaintance (N=120), and each dyad completed a problem-solving task under cooperative, competitive, or no reward contingencies. Communicative exchange, affective expression, synchrony of task-oriented behavior, and task performance were examined for evidence of purported mutuality in children's friendship relationshps. (Author/RH)
Descriptors: Competition, Cooperation, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Friendship, Males, Peer Relationship, Performance Factors, Problem Solving, Prosocial Behavior, Rewards
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Mutuality; Reciprocity