Reported Peer Conflicts of Children in the United States and Indonesia |
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| Authors: | Doran C. French Sri Pidada Jill Denoma Kristina McDonald Allison Lawton |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Psychology, Illinois Wesleyan University,; Department of Psychology, Padjadjaran University,; Department of Psychology, Florida State University,; Department of Psychology, Duke University, and; Department of Psychology, Illinois Wesleyan University |
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| Abstract: | 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. |
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| Keywords: | conflict cross-cultural social competence |
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