peer interactions
Exchanges among equals
Peer interactions are exchanges between people of roughly equal status, age, or position.
The term appears most often in educational and developmental psychology, describing how children and adolescents engage with one another: Research shows peer interactions shape social development.
In workplace contexts, it refers to communication among colleagues at similar levels rather than between supervisors and subordinates.
- cliquesExclusive social groups
- best friendsClosest mutual companions
- friendshipBond of mutual affection
- inside jokesHumor requiring shared context
- lunch tableMidday meal seating
teamwork · empathy · emotional intelligence · social skills · dialogue · exclusion · hurt feelings · mediation · socialization · social norms · brainstorming · group dynamics · self-esteem · social cues · active listening · reconciliation · shared goals · fitting in
- etiquettemanners, politeness, etiquette, table manners, courtesy
- moralsmorality, moral code, ethics lessons, moral codes, moral compass
peer interactionssocial isolation
Lack of human contact
social withdrawal · self-isolation · peer rejection · social exclusion
peer interactionssocial isolation
Lack of human contact
isolation · withdrawal · solitude · parallel play · disengagement