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Children's reasons for nominating their peers as withdrawn: Passive withdrawal versus active isolation.

Alastair J. Younger, Tina M. Daniels

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This study examined children's reasons for choosing peers for the withdrawal items on the Revised Class Play (RCP). Eighty-eight elementary-school children nominated peers they felt were best described by each RCP item. Reasons for their nominations were classified into 2 categories: passive withdrawal from and active isolation by the peer group

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Key concepts: Psychology, Social withdrawal, Developmental psychology, Isolation (microbiology), Social isolation, Peer relations, Social psychology, Peer group