Publications of Steven R Asher     :chronological  by type  bibtex listing:

  1. Troop-Gordon, W., & Asher, S. R. (2005). Modifications in children's goals when encountering obstacles to conflict resolution. Child Development, 76, 568-582.
  2. Troop-Gordon, W. & Asher, S.R. (2005). Modifications in children’s goals when encountering obstacles to conflict resolution. Child Development. (in press).
  3. Rose, A. J., & Asher, S.R. (2004). Children's strategies and goals in response to help-giving and help-seeking tasks within a friendship. Child Development, 75, 749-763.
  4. Guerra, V.S. Asher, S.R. & DeRosier, M.E. (2004). Effect of children’s perceived rejection on physical aggression. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 32, 551-563.
  5. Asher, S.R. & McDonald, K.L. "Intervening to promote friendship: Experimental tests of hypotheses about fundamental skills and processes. A commentary on “Research on Friendship among Children and Adolescents: Findings, Problems, and Future Directions” (Joan G. Miller and Xinyin Chen, Eds.)."  Number 2, Serial No. 462004 Supplement to International Journal of Behavoral Development, 28, 6, November, 2004
  6. Asher, S. R., & Paquette, J. A. (2003). Loneliness and peer relations in childhood. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 12, 75-78. (Reprinted in two volumes).
  7. Asher, S.R., Rose, A.J. & Gabriel, S.W. "Peer rejection in everyday life." Interpersonal rejection. Ed. M. Leary New York: Oxford University Press, 2001: 105-142.
  8. Rose, A.J. & Asher, S.R. (2000). Children's friendships. Close relationships: A sourcebook, 47-57.
  9. Rudolph, K.D., & Asher, S. R. "Adaptation and maladaptation in the peer system." Handbook of developmental psychopathology,. Ed. . J. Sameroff, M. Lewis, & S. M. Miller 2nd Ed.New York: Plenum Press, 2000: 157-175.
  10. Rose, A.J. & Asher, S.R. (1999). Children's goals and strategies in response to conflicts within a friendship. Developmental Psychology, 35, 69-79.
  11. Asher, S.R. & Gazelle, H. (1999). Loneliness, peer relations, and communicative competence in childhood. Topics in Language Disorders, 19(2), 16-33.
  12. Troop, W.P. & Asher, S.R. (1999). Teaching peer relationship competence in schools. Teaching in American schools, 141-171.
  13. Erdley, C.A. & Asher, S.R. (1999). A social goals perspective on children's social competence. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 7, 156-167.
  14. Parker, J.G. Saxon, J.L., Asher, S.R. & Kovacs, D.M. (1999). Dimensions of children's friendship adjustment: Implications for understanding loneliness. Loneliness in childhood and adolescence, 201-221.
  15. Erdley, C.A. & Asher, S.R. (1998). Linkages between children's beliefs about the legitimacy of aggression and their behavior. Social Development, 7, 321-329.
  16. Asher, S.R. & Rose, A.J. "Promoting children's social-emotional development with peers." Emotional development and emotional literacy. Ed. P. Salovey & D. Sluyter New York: Basic Books, 1997: 196-224.
  17. Asher, S. R., & Hopmeyer, A. "Loneliness in childhood." Children's needs II: Development, problems and alternatives. Ed. G. G. Bear, K. M. Minke, & A. Thomas Silver Spring, MD: National Association of School Psychologists, 1997: 279-292.
  18. Asher, S.R., Parker, J.G. & Walker, D.L. (1996). Distinguishing friendship from acceptance: Implications for intervention and assessment. The company they keep: Friendship during childhood and adolescence, 366-405.
  19. Erdley, C.A. & Asher, S.R. (1996). Children's social goals and self-efficacy perceptions as influences on their responses to ambiguous provocation. Child Development, 67, 1329-1344.
  20. Chung, T. & Asher, S.R. (1996). Children's goals and strategies in peer conflict situations. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 42, 125-147.
  21. Asher, S. R., Parker, J. G., & Walker, D. L. "Distinguishing friendship from acceptance: Implications for intervention and assessment." The company they keep: Friendship during childhood and adolescence. Ed. W. M. Bukowski, A. F. Newcomb, & W. W. Hartup New York: Cambridge University Press, 1996: 366-405.
  22. Wentzel, K. & Asher, S.R. (1995). The academic lives of neglected, rejected, popular, and controversial children. Child Development, 66, 754-763.
  23. Asher, S.R., Erdley, C.A. & Gabriel, S. "Peer relations." Development through life: A handbook for clinicians. Ed. M. L. Rutter & D. F. Hay London: Blackwell, 1994: 456-487.
  24. Willilams, G.A. & Asher, S.R. (1993). Children without friends, Part 3: Learning about a child's strengths and weaknesses. School-Age Connections, 5(5), 4-5.
  25. Parker, J.G. & Asher, S.R. (1993). Beyond group acceptance: Friendship and friendship quality as distinct dimensions of peer adjustment. Advances in personal relationships, 4, 261-294.
  26. Asher, S.R. & Gabriel, S.W. (1993). Using a wireless transmission system to observe conversation and social interaction on the playground. Children on playgrounds, 184-209.
  27. Parker, J.G. & Asher, S.R. (1993). Friendship and friendship quality in middle childhood: Links with peer group acceptance and feelings of loneliness and social dissatisfaction. Developmental Psychology, 29, 611-621. (reprinted in two volumes).
  28. Williams, G.A. & Asher, S.R. "Children without friends, Part 1: Their problems."  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, College of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension Service, 1993: 6(7).
  29. Willilams, G.A. & Asher, S.R. "Children without friends, Part 2: The reasons for peer rejection."  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, College of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension Service, 1993: 5-6.
  30. Willilams, G.A. & Asher, S.R. "Children without friends, Part 4: Improving social skills."  1993: 3-4.
  31. Asher, S.R. & Hopmeyer, A. "Peer relationship problems in childhood."  1993: 10. a publication of the National Association of School Psychologists
  32. Parkhurst, J.T. & Asher, S.R. (1992). Peer rejection in middle school: Subgroup differences in behavior, loneliness, and interpersonal concerns. Developmental Psychology, 28, 231-241.
  33. Williams, G.A. & Asher, S.R. (1992). Assessment of loneliness at school among children with mild mental retardation. American Journal of Mental Retardation, 96, 373-385.
  34. Cassidy, J. & Asher, S.R. (1992). Loneliness and peer relations in young children. Child Development, 63, 350-365.
  35. Asher, S.R. & Coie, J. D., Eds (1990). Peer rejection in childhood.. New York: Cambridge University Press.  (translated into Japanese, 1996.)
  36. Asher, S.R. (1990). Recent advances in the study of peer rejection. Peer rejection in childhood, 3-14.
  37. Asher, S.R., Parkhurst, J.T., Hymel, S. & Williams, G.A. (1990). Peer rejection and loneliness in childhood. Peer rejection in childhood, 253-273.
  38. Dodge, K.A., Asher, S.R. & Parkhurst, J.T. (1989). Social life as a goal coordination task. Research on motivation in education, 3, 107-135.
  39. Asher, S.R. & Parker, J.G. (1989). The significance of peer relationship problems in childhood. Social competence in developmental perspective, 5-23.
  40. Asher, S.R. & Parker, J.G. "Peer rejection: An indicator of risk."  1988: 3, 8.
  41. Asher, S.R. & Williams, G.A. (1987). Helping children without friends in home and school contexts. Children's social development: Information for teachers and parents. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 283 625).
  42. Parker, J.G. & Asher, S.R. (1987). Peer relations and later personal adjustment: Are low-accepted children at risk?. Psychological Bulletin, 102, 357-389. (reprinted in two volumes including a Chinese translation).
  43. Taylor, A.R., Asher, S.R. & Williams, G.A. (1987). The social adaptation of mainstreamed mildly retarded children. Child Development, 58, 1321-1334.
  44. Bursuck, W.D. & Asher, S.R. (1986). The relationship between social competence and achievement in elementary school children. Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, 15, 41-49.
  45. Asher, S.R. & Hymel, S. (1986). Coaching in social skills for children who lack friends in school. Social Work in Education, 8, 205-218.
  46. Asher, S.R. & Dodge, K.A. (1986). Identifying children who are rejected by their peers. Developmental Psychology, 22, 444-449.
  47. Renshaw, P.D. & Asher, S.R. (1985). The study of children's goals: A reply to Gresham's commentary. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 31, 105-109.
  48. Asher, S.R. (1985). Social skill training and children's peer relations. Handbook of social skills training and research, 219-244.
  49. Asher, S.R. & Wheeler, V.A. (1985). Children's loneliness: A comparison of rejected and neglected peer status. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 53, 500-505.
  50. Parkhurst, J.T. & Asher, S.R. (1985). Goals and concerns: Implications for the study of children's social competence. Advances in clinical child psychology, 8, 201-228.
  51. Asher, S.R. (1985). An evolving paradigm in social skill training research with children. Children's peer relations: Issues in assessment and intervention, 157-171.
  52. Wigfield, A. & Asher, S.R. (1984). Social and motivational influences on reading achievement. Handbook of reading research, 423-452.
  53. Taylor, A.R. & Asher, S.R. (1984). Children's goals and social competence: Individual differences in a game-playing context. Friendship in normal and handicapped children, 53-78.
  54. Asher, S.R., Hymel, S. & Renshaw, P.D. (1984). Loneliness in children. Child Development, 55, 1456-1464.
  55. Markell, R.A. & Asher, S.R. (1984). Children's interactions in dyads: Interpersonal influence and sociometric status. Child Development, 55, 1412-1424.
  56. Parke, R.D. & Asher, S.R. (1983). Social and personality development. Annual review of psychology, 34, 465-509.
  57. Asher, S.R. & Taylor, A.R. (1983). Social skill training with children: Evaluating processes and outcomes. Studies in Educational Evaluation, 8, 237-245.
  58. Renshaw, P.D. & Asher, S.R. (1983). Children's goals and strategies for social interaction. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 29, 353-374.
  59. Asher, S.R. (1983). Social competence and peer status: Recent advances and future directions. Child Development, 54, 1427-1434.
  60. Wigfield, A. & Asher, S.R. "Social and motivational influences on reading."  Technical Report No. 288University of Illinois, Urbana, IL: Center for the Study of Reading, 1983
  61. Asher, S.R., Renshaw, P.D. & Hymel, S. (1982). Peer relations and the development of social skills. The young child: Reviews of research, 3, 137-158.
  62. Renshaw, P.D. & Asher, S.R. (1982). Social competence and peer status: The distinction between goals and strategies. Peer relationships and social skills in childhood, 375-395.
  63. Asher, S.R. & Gottman, J.M. (1981). The Development of Children's Friendships.. New York: Cambridge University Press.  (Named as an outstanding book in the behavioral and social sciences by Choice, May, 1982.)
  64. Asher, S.R. & Wigfield, A. (1981). Training referential communication skills. Children's oral communication skills, 105-126.
  65. Asher, S.R. & Taylor, A.R. (1981). Social outcomes of mainstreaming: Sociometric assessment and beyond. Exceptional Education Quarterly, 1(4), 13-30. (reprinted in one volume).
  66. Asher, S.R. & Renshaw, P.D. (1981). Children without friends: Social knowledge and social skill training. The development of children's friendships, 273-296.
  67. Asher, S.R. & Wigfield, A. (1981). Influence of comparison training on children's referential communication. Journal of Educational Psychology, 73, 232-241.
  68. Asher, S.R. & Hymel, S. (1981). Children's social competence and peer relations: Sociometric and behavioral assessment. Social competence, 125-157.
  69. Asher, S.R. (1981). [Review of Social competence: Interventions for children and adults, by Diana P. Rathjen and John P. Foreyt (Eds.)]. Contemporary Psychology, 26(10), 800.
  70. Asher, S.R., Markell, R.A. & Hymel, S. (1981). Identifying children at risk in peer relations: A critique of the rate-of-interaction approach to assessment. Child Development, 52, 1239-1245.
  71. Asher, S.R. (1980). Topic interest and children's reading comprehension. Theoretical issues in reading comprehension, 525-534.
  72. Asher, S.R., Renshaw, P.D. & Geraci, R.L. (1980). Children's friendships and social competence. International Journal of Psycholinguistics, 7, 27-39.
  73. Asher, S.R. & Wigfield, A. "Training referential communication skills."  Technical Report No. 175University of Illinois, Urbana, IL: Center for the Study of Reading, 1980
  74. Asher, S.R. (1979). [Review of Social competence. symptoms. and under-achievement in childhood: A longitudinal perspective, by Martin Kohn]. Child Development Abstracts and Bibliography, 53, 72-74.
  75. Asher, S.R., Singleton, L.C., Tinsley, B.R. & Hymel, S. (1979). A reliable sociometric measure for preschool children. Developmental Psychology, 15, 443-444.
  76. Asher, S.R. (1979). Referential communication. The functions of language and cognition, 175-197.
  77. Asher, S.R. (1979). Influence of topic interest on black children's and white children's reading comprehension. Child Development, 50, 686-690.
  78. Singleton, L.C. & Asher, S.R. (1979). Racial integration and children's peer preferences: An investigation of developmental and cohort differences. Child Development, 50, 936-941.
  79. Asher, S.R. & Wigfield, A. "Influence of comparison training on children's referential communication."  Technical Report No. 139University of Illinois, Urbana, IL: Center for the Study of Reading, 1979
  80. Zahavi, S. & Asher, S.R. (1978). The effect of verbal instructions on preschool children's aggressive behavior. Journal of School Psychology, 16, 143-153.
  81. Asher, S.R. (1978). Children's peer relations. Social and personality development, 91-113.
  82. Asher, S.R. & Singleton, L.C. (1978). Cross-race acceptance in integrated schools. Integrateducation, 16(6), 17-20.
  83. Asher, S.R., Hymel, S. & Wigfield, A. (1978). Influence of topic interest on children's reading comprehension. Journal of Reading Behavior, 10, 35-47.
  84. Asher, S.R. "Referential communication."  Technical Report No. 90University of Illinois, Urbana, IL: Center for the Study of Reading, 1978
  85. Wigfield, A. & Asher, S.R. "Age differences in children's communication accuracy: The effects of task familiarity."  Technical Report No. 96University of Illinois, Urbana, IL: Center for the Study of Reading, 1978
  86. Asher, S.R. "Influence of topic interest on black children's and white children's reading comprehension."  Technical Report No. 99University of Illinois, Urbana, IL: Center for the Study of Reading, 1978
  87. Asher, S.R., Oden, S. L. & Gottman, J. M (1977). Children's friendships in school settings. Current topics in early childhood education, 1, 33-61. (reprinted in one volume).
  88. Oden, S. & Asher, S.R. (1977). Coaching children in social skills for friendship making. Child Development, 48, 495-506.
  89. Singleton, L.C. & Asher, S.R. (1977). Peer preferences and social interaction among third-grade children in an integrated school district. Journal of Educational Psychology, 69, 330-336.
  90. Asher, S.R. "Sex differences in reading achievement."  Reading Education Report No. 2University of Illinois, Urbana, IL: Center for the Study of Reading, 1977
  91. Asher, S.R. (1976). Children's ability to appraise their own versus another person's communication performance. Developmental Psychology, 12, 24-32.
  92. Asher, S.R. & Oden, S.L. (1976). Children's failure to communicate: An assessment of comparison and egocentrism explanations. Developmental Psychology, 12, 132-139.
  93. Asher, S.R., Hymel, S., & Wigfield, A. "Children's comprehension of high- and low-interest material and a comparison of two cloze scoring methods."  Technical Report No. 17University of Illinois, Urbana, IL: Center for the Study of Reading, 1976
  94. Asher, S.R. & Parke, R.D. (1975). The influence of sampling and comparison processes on the development of communication effectiveness. Journal of Educational Psychology, 67, 64-75.
  95. Asher, S.R. & Markell, R.A. (1974). Sex differences in comprehension of high- and low-interest reading material. Journal of Educational Psychology, 66, 680-687.
  96. Asher, S.R. & Gottman, J.M. (1973). Sex of teacher and student reading achievement. Journal of Educational Psychology, 65, 168-171.
  97. Asher, S.R. (1971). [Review of "Reach, Touch, and Teach: Student Concerns and Process Education," by Terry Borton]. Journal of Experimental Education, 39, 21.
  98. Asher, S.R. & Allen, V.L. (1969). Racial preference and social comparison processes. Journal of Social Issues, 25(1), 157-166. (reprinted in four volumes).