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Kids allowed to join groups for complex reasons

02-23-2007 · EurekAlert!

New research at the University of Maryland looks at why kids decide to include -- and exclude -- other kids from their group of friends. It turns out the decision making process is much more complex than previously believed, and could even provide insights into how to intervene when children are rejected by their peers.

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