Abstract
We tested the construct validity of a two-dimensional model of high status, consisting of
social acceptance and perceived popularity (hereafter, acceptance and popularity) among
Finnish children and adolescents. In addition, we investigated the correlates of the
two forms of high status, as well as their relations to resource control. Participants
were 563 boys and girls in grades four and eight, that is, aged 10–11 and 14–15. CFA
and SEM models supported the hypothesis of acceptance and popularity representing
distinct, yet associated constructs that have partly different correlates. Acceptance
and popularity were most closely connected among grade four students, particularly
among boys. Prosocial behaviour was associated with acceptance, whereas peer-valued
characteristics (physical attractiveness, athletic ability) and aggression were related
especially to popularity. Popularity, but not acceptance, was positively related to resource
control.
Lingua originale | English |
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pagine (da-a) | 668-679 |
Numero di pagine | 12 |
Rivista | British Journal of Developmental Psychology |
Volume | 29 |
DOI | |
Stato di pubblicazione | Pubblicato - 2011 |
Keywords
- aggression
- comportamento aggressivo
- comportamento prosociale
- correlates
- correlati
- peer relations
- popolarità
- popularity
- prosocial behavior
- relazioni tra pari
- social status
- status sociale