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Drewry, Debra L.; Clark, M. L. – 1984
This study investigated the effect of similarity and reciprocity on dyadic friendship choices. Subjects were 34 third graders and 30 sixth graders. Reciprocal (mutual) and nonreciprocal (nonmutual) friendships were identified through use of the roster sociometric technique, whereby children choose their three best friends from an alphabetized list…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Friendship
Sherman, Martin F.; Smith, Robert J. – 1983
With the increased number of women in the work force, sexual harassment is receiving increased attention from the federal government, journalists, researchers, and counselors. To investigate the influence of two contextual variables (status of the initiator and age of the victim) on perceptions of sexual harassment allegations, 123 college…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attribution Theory, College Students, Employment Level
Downs, A. Chris; Reagan, Mary A. – 1983
A study was conducted to investigate issues related to the development of preschool children's self-definitions of attractiveness. Research questions were (1) At what ages can children state a self-definition of attractiveness? (2) Are self-definitions temporally stable? (3) To what degree are children's self-judgments similar to judgments made of…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Observation, Parents, Peer Evaluation