Document Type

Article

Pain of Peer Rejection Follows Children into Adulthood, Says UMaine Researcher

Authors

Kay Hyatt, College of Education, University of Maine

Publication Date

5-21-1997

Abstract/ Summary

Children rejected and taunted by their peers suffer in silence, their plight often going undetected or ignored by educators, according to a University of Maine researcher who cautions that negative labeling can severely affect a child's self-identity and lead to a self-fulfilling prophecy of unacceptable adult behavior.

Repository Citation

Hyatt, Kay, "Pain of Peer Rejection Follows Children into Adulthood, Says UMaine Researcher" (1997). General University of Maine Publications. 1815.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/univ_publications/1815

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