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ERIC Number: EJ274932
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1982-Dec
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The Development of Comforting Communication Skills in Childhood and Adolescence.
Burleson, Brant R.
Child Development, v53 n6 p1578-88 Dec 1982
Examines the effects of age, sex, and communicative situation on several comforting communication skills of first- through twelfth-grade subjects. Results indicated that the number, variety, and sensitivity of comfort-intended message strategies increased significantly with age and that strategies were used differently by males and females. (Author/MP)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Children, Communication Skills, Empathy, Prosocial Behavior, Sex Differences, Social Cognition
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Comforting Behavior