| aggressive rejected children | Rejected children who have low self-control, are highly aggressive, and exhibit behavior problems.
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| average children | Children who have some friends but who are not as well liked as popular children
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| clique | A voluntary group formed on the basis of friendship.
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| controversial children | Children who are liked by many peers but also disliked by many.
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| crowd | A collection of people whom others have stereotyped on the basis of their perceived shared attitudes or activities—for example, populars or nerds.
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| dominance hierarchy | An ordering of individuals in a group from most to least dominant; a "pecking order."
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| friendship | A reciprocal commitment between two people who see themselves more or less as equals.
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| mutual antipathy | A relationship of mutual dislike between two people.
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| negative gossip | Sharing some negative information about another child with a peer.
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| neglected children | Children who are often socially isolated and, although they are not necessarily disliked by others, have few friends.
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| nonaggressive rejected children | Rejected children who tend to be anxious, withdrawn, and socially unskilled.
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| peer victimization | Ill treatment of one child by another (or by others) that can range from teasing to bullying to serious physical harm; typically, victimizing is a continuing behavior that persists over time.
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| peer-group network | The cluster of peer acquaintances who are familiar with and interact with one another at different times for common play or task-oriented purposes.
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| popular children | Children who are liked by many peers and disliked by very few.
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| rejected children | Children who are disliked by many peers and liked by very few.
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| relational victimization | The attempt by a peer to damage or control another child's relationships with others.
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| relationship | A continuing succession of interactions between two people that are affected by their shared past interactions and that also affect their future interactions.
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| reputational bias | Children's tendency to interpret peers' behavior on the basis of past encounters with and feelings about them.
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| self-disclosure | The honest sharing of information of a very personal nature, often with a focus on problem solving; a central means by which adolescents develop friendships.
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| social comparison | The process by which we evaluate our own abilities, values, and other qualities by comparing ourselves with others, usually our peers.
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| sociometric technique | A procedure for determining children's status within their peer group; each child in the group either nominates others whom she likes best and least or rates each child in the group for desirability as a companion.
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