This study extends previous research and examines whether working
memory (WM) is associated with multiple measures of concurrent
social functioning (peer rejection, overall social competence,
relational aggression, physical aggression, and conflict resolutions
skills) in typically developing fourth- and fifth-grade children
(N = 116). Poor central executive WM was associated with both
broad social impairments (peer rejection and poor overall social
competence) and specific social impairments (physical aggression,
relational aggression, and impaired conflict resolution skills); poor
verbal storage was associated only with greater peer rejection, and
spatial storage was not associated with any measures of social
impairment.