Peer interactions and friendships in an ethnically diverse school setting

C Howes; F Wu

doi:10.1111/j.1467-8624.1990.tb02798.x

Peer interactions and friendships in an ethnically diverse school setting

Child Dev. 1990 Apr;61(2):537-41. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.1990.tb02798.x.

Authors

C Howes¹, F Wu

Affiliation

¹ Graduate School of Education, University of California, Los Angeles 90024-1521.

PMID: 2344788
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.1990.tb02798.x

Abstract

Peer interaction, social status, and reciprocated friendships were examined in 2 ethnically diverse groups of children: 104 kindergartners and 106 third graders. There was no correlation between social status and ethnicity. Third-grade children formed more cross-ethnic friendships and engaged in more cross-ethnic positive peer interaction than kindergartners. Children with more cross-ethnic friendships and more cross-ethnic peer interaction were no different in social status than children with fewer cross-ethnic experiences.

MeSH terms

Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Humans
Interpersonal Relations*
Male
Minority Groups / psychology*
Peer Group*
Play and Playthings
Social Desirability
Social Environment*
Social Perception