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Smirnova E. O., Kalyagina E. V.
Popular and rejected pre-schoolers' attitude to peers
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Different aspects of communication competence (cognitive, behavioral and emotional) were compared in two samples of 5-6-year-old children - popular and rejected ones. The results show that there are no differences in social status, general intelligence and communicative activity between the samples. The main differences were found in emotional characteristics. Popular children as compared to rejected ones demonstrate empathy, attention to peer's actions, and helping behavior. Rejected children demonstrate mainly aggressive or indifferent attitude towards peers.

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