Karen Nelson Karen Nelson

Emotion transmission in middle childhood

I recently encountered two articles that I think are helpful. First, Hubbard, Moore, Zajac, Bookhout & Dozier (2023) published “Emotion Transmission in Peer Dyads in Middle Childhood” in Child Development. Here’s the abstract with some information in bold:

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Karen Nelson Karen Nelson

Reducing peer victimization

I am presenting two articles today, each aimed at reducing bullying, the first focusing on teachers, the second on peers. Cheon, Reeve, Marsh & Jang (2023) published “Cluster Randomized Control Trial to Reduce Peer Victimization: An autonomy-supportive teaching intervention changes the classroom ethos to support defending bystanders” in American Psychologist. Here’s the first abstract with Bold for important findings:

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