Aggressive and Prosocial Behaviors within Early Adolescent Friendship Cliques: What's Status Got to Do with It?

Autor/in	Closson, Leanna M.
Titel	Aggressive and Prosocial Behaviors within Early Adolescent Friendship Cliques: What's Status Got to Do with It?
Quelle	In: Merrill-Palmer Quarterly: Journal of Developmental Psychology, 55 (2009) 4, S.406-435 (30 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0272-930X
Schlagwörter	Aggression; Social Status; Correlation; Social Behavior; Group Dynamics; Prosocial Behavior; Early Adolescents; Peer Relationship; Friendship; Rewards; Peer Acceptance; Foreign Countries; Middle School Students; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sozialer Status; Korrelation; Social behaviour; Soziales Verhalten; Gruppendynamik; Peer-Beziehungen; Freundschaft; Reward; Belohnung; Ausland; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Kanada
Abstract	This study involved an examination of the role of perceived popularity and social dominance in the social behaviors used within early adolescents' (N = 387) friendship cliques. A status hierarchy between cliques within each grade (based on peer-rated perceived popularity) and a status hierarchy between individuals within each clique (based on friend-rated social dominance) were delineated. Results revealed that adolescents' within-clique dominance rank and their clique's collective perceived popularity status were independently related to their social behaviors used within their cliques and their likability by friends and peers. Levels of aggression were highest within perceived popular cliques and perceived unpopular cliques, whereas levels of prosocial behavior and friend/peer likability were lowest in perceived unpopular cliques. Findings also indicated that aggression toward clique members was associated with social dominance within the clique. However, dominant adolescents using both aggressive and prosocial behaviors within their cliques may be afforded the most social rewards. (Contains 5 tables, and 1 footnote.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10