How our bonds with others shape us: The role of school-based social relationships for the development of children in the general and cognitively gifted population KU Leuven
All human beings share the need to belong; to feel that others like or love them and care for them in a meaningful manner. Forming warm, supportive relationships with those around us is therefore crucial for flourishing in life. In the lives of children, the classroom forms a key developmental context and the people in this context, that is teachers and peers, play an important role in shaping their development. In the current dissertation, our ...