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Reported Peer Conflicts of Children in the United States and Indonesia
Author(s) -
French Doran C.,
Pidada Sri,
Denoma Jill,
McDonald Kristina,
Lawton Allison
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
social development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.078
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1467-9507
pISSN - 0961-205X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9507.2005.00311.x
Subject(s) - aggression , indonesian , psychology , developmental psychology , disengagement theory , negotiation , preference , social psychology , social conflict , political science , gerontology , medicine , linguistics , philosophy , law , economics , microeconomics , politics
U.S. and Indonesian 9‐ to 11‐year‐old children (N = 147) reported on multiple occasions conflicts that they experienced with peers. The precursors of conflict, behavior during conflict episodes, and resolutions were coded. Teacher ratings of aggression and social preference were obtained. The conflicts of children in both countries most often occurred between friends, were short, amicably settled, and solved without aggression. Indonesian children reported disengaging from conflict more often than did U.S. children, whereas U.S. children more frequently reported using negotiation. Reports of aggression during conflict were associated with U.S. and Indonesian children's teacher‐rated aggression, whereas reports of disengagement were associated with Indonesian children's teacher‐rated social preference and aggression.