Social Reasoning, Anxiety, and Collaboration with Rejected and Average Children

The current study examined peer nominated non-aggressive rejected children on their levels of social reasoning, anxiety, goals and perceptions of self-efficacy, and communication styles when collaborating with another peer. Sociometric measures were used to identify 15 average and 10 non-aggressive...

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Main Authors Crosby, Kimberly A, Rose, Marcy D, Fireman, Gary D
Format Report
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.08.2002
Subjects
Aggression
Anxiety
Cooperative Learning
Group Dynamics
Intermediate Grades
Interpersonal Competence
Objectives
Peer Acceptance
Self Efficacy
Social Reasoning
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Summary:The current study examined peer nominated non-aggressive rejected children on their levels of social reasoning, anxiety, goals and perceptions of self-efficacy, and communication styles when collaborating with another peer. Sociometric measures were used to identify 15 average and 10 non-aggressive rejected 5th and 6th grade children. Pre- and post-test procedures consisted of asking each child to respond to questions about two different hypothetical social dilemmas. Intervention consisted of pairing children into 5 non-aggressive rejected/average dyads and 5 average/average dyads, and asking them to collaborate on solving the hypothetical social dilemmas. They were also individually given a social anxiety measure along with goals and self-efficacy questionnaires relating to the dilemmas. Results indicated some differences between the non-aggressive rejected children and the average child on the goals, self-efficacy, and social anxiety measures. When looked at within the dyads, there were no between groups differences for levels of social reasoning or communication styles. However, within groups differences occurred for level of social reasoning when the children worked with a partner. Findings from this study extend prior research by examining the non-aggressive rejected population and how they function when collaborating with a partner to solve a hypothetical social dilemma. (Contains 13 references.) (GCP)