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The internal consistency of the rating sociometric technique commonly used to assess children who might be prone to interpersonal problems later on was determined. The findings question, the use of global indices of sociometric ratings in the examination of preschool peer interactions because they might mask important information about individual dimensions of friendships.
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The research was supported by the Western Regional Project on Social Competence in Children-W144 at Utah State University. Additional support was provided by the College for Human Development at Syracuse University.
We extend our gratitude to Carala Seamons, Mina Attaran, and Mashid Salehi for their help with the observations.
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Roopnarine, J.L., Adams, G.R. & Mounts, N.S. Sociometric status and peer group dynamics. Child Psych Hum Dev 18, 169–180 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00709729
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