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ERIC Number: EJ659788
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-0012-1649
Children's Perceptions of Popular and Unpopular Peers: A Multimethod Assessment.
LaFontana, Kathryn M.; Cillessen, Antonius H. N.
Developmental Psychology, v38 n5 p635-47 Sep 2002
Two studies examined children's perceptions of popular and unpopular peers. Findings indicated that fourth- through eighth-graders viewed "liked others" as prosocial and "disliked others" as antisocial, but associated perceived popularity with both prosocial and antisocial behavior. Children described popular peers as attractive and having frequent peer interactions, and unpopular peers as unattractive, deviant, incompetent, and socially isolated. Perceptions varied as a function of participants' gender, age, and ethnicity. (Author/KB)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Antisocial Behavior, Childhood Attitudes, Children, Comparative Analysis, Early Adolescents, Ethnicity, Peer Acceptance, Peer Relationship, Popularity, Prosocial Behavior, Sex Differences
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Ethnic Differences