Cluster Analysis in Sociometric Research: A Pattern-Oriented Approach to Identifying Temporally Stable Peer Status Groups of Girls

Autor/in	Zettergren, Peter
Titel	Cluster Analysis in Sociometric Research: A Pattern-Oriented Approach to Identifying Temporally Stable Peer Status Groups of Girls
Quelle	In: Journal of Early Adolescence, 27 (2007) 1, S.90-114 (25 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0272-4316
DOI	10.1177/0272431606294827
Schlagwörter	Females; Multivariate Analysis; Classification; Preadolescents; Early Adolescents; Peer Relationship; Foreign Countries; Longitudinal Studies; Rejection (Psychology); Peer Acceptance; Sociometric Techniques; Socioeconomic Status; Academic Achievement; Student Behavior; Comparative Analysis; Sweden + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Weibliches Geschlecht; Multivariate Analyse; Classification system; Klassifikation; Klassifikationssystem; Pre-adolescence; Präadoleszenz; Peer-Beziehungen; Ausland; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Ablehnung; Soziometrie; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Schulleistung; Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten; Schweden
Abstract	A modern clustering technique was applied to age-10 and age-13 sociometric data with the purpose of identifying longitudinally stable peer status clusters. The study included 445 girls from a Swedish longitudinal study. The identified temporally stable clusters of rejected, popular, and average girls were essentially larger than corresponding groups identified according to the frequently used Coie, Dodge, and Coppotelli (CDC) classification method. It was further shown that all stably rejected and all (but one) stably popular CDC girls were members in corresponding clusters. Although no stable clusters of neglected or controversial girls were identified, some temporally volatile clusters were found, which were interpreted as largely accidental groupings. Rejected and popular clusters showed similar associations to some childhood adjustment correlates as the CDC groups and also have been documented by earlier sociometric research. The conclusion was that the clustering technique seems to be a promising classification method in longitudinal sociometric research. (Contains 4 tables.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10