Having and Being an Other-Sex Crush during Early Adolescence

Autor/inn/en	Bowker, Julie C.; Spencer, Sarah V.; Thomas, Katelyn K.; Gyoerkoe, Elizabeth A.
Titel	Having and Being an Other-Sex Crush during Early Adolescence
Quelle	In: Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 111 (2012) 4, S. 629-643 PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-0965
DOI	10.1016/j.jecp.2011.11.008
Schlagwörter	Forschungsbericht; Aggression; Early Adolescents; Peer Relationship; Interpersonal Attraction; Peer Acceptance; Psychological Patterns; Educational Research; Correlation; Scores; Gender Differences; Child Psychology; Student Attitudes; Perception + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Peer-Beziehungen; Interpersonale Anziehung; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Korrelation; Geschlechterkonflikt; Kinderpsychologie; Schülerverhalten; Wahrnehmung
Abstract	This study examined other-sex crush experiences (both having and being perceived as an other-sex crush) among 544 young adolescents (mean age = 12.74 years). Results indicated that 56% had at least one current other-sex crush, with little overlap between crushes, friends, and boyfriends/girlfriends. Significant associations between other-sex crush scores (scores reflecting the number of crush nominations received) and physical attractiveness, relational aggression, physical aggression, and popularity, as reported by same-sex and other-sex peers, were found. In addition, crush scores were (a) associated with same-sex likeability for boys (but not girls) and (b) uniquely related to peer nominations of popularity and physical attractiveness, as reported by other-sex peers. Neither having nor being perceived as an other-sex crush was uniquely related to loneliness. Taken together, the findings suggest that other-sex crushes are normative experiences during early adolescence that warrant further research attention. (Contains 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Begutachtung	Peer reviewed
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10