ERIC Number: EJ722937
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005
Pages: 16
Abstractor: Author
Reference Count: 40
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-3920
Differences in the Relations Between Antisocial Behavior and Peer Acceptance Across Contexts and Across Adolescence
Kiesner, Jeff; Pastore, Massimiliano
Child Development, v76 n6 p1278-1293 Nov-Dec 2005
This study tests the hypothesis that, during adolescence, antisocial behavior becomes positively associated with peer acceptance. This hypothesis was tested considering both classroom and out-of-class peer relations. Data from a previously published study, with a cross-sectional sample of 577 Italian 11- to 13-year-olds, were used. Analyses showed that in the 6th grade antisocial behavior was negatively related to classroom peer preference, but not significantly related to out-of-class peer inclusion. By the 8th grade, antisocial behavior was positively related to out-of-class peer inclusion, but not significantly related to classroom peer preference. Similar results were found for males and females. The higher level of peer acceptance among the 8th grade antisocial individuals was primarily due to nominations received by other antisocial individuals.
Descriptors: Grade 8, Grade 6, Peer Acceptance, Antisocial Behavior, Hypothesis Testing, Child Development, Peer Relationship, Early Adolescents
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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