Position in the Peer Group’s Perceived Organizational Structure: Relation to Social Status and Friendship

Position in the perceived peer group organization was assessed using a multidimensional scaling strategy and was compared with measures of social status and mutual friendship in a sample of 404 fourth-, fifth-, and sixth-grade students. Perceived organization position was correlated significantly to...

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Published in:The Journal of early adolescence 2001-11, Vol.21 (4), p.377-404
Main Authors: Lease, A. Michele, Axelrod, Jennifer L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent Attitudes
Comparative Analysis
Early Adolescents
Elementary school students
Friendship
Grade 6
Group Structure
Multidimensional Scaling
Network Analysis
Peer Acceptance
Peer Groups
Peer Relationship
Peers
Perceptions
Popularity
Research Design
Social Development
Social Environment
Social Experience
Social Networks
Social Problems
Social Status
Withdrawal (Psychology)
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Summary:Position in the perceived peer group organization was assessed using a multidimensional scaling strategy and was compared with measures of social status and mutual friendship in a sample of 404 fourth-, fifth-, and sixth-grade students. Perceived organization position was correlated significantly to social preference, like-most nominations, and like-least nominations but not to social impact. Furthermore, peer group members who were marginal in the perceived structure were more likely to have a rejected status and to be friendless, whereas those in a central position were more likely to be popular and have at least one friend. Most rejected students, however, were not marginal in the perceived structure. Marginal-rejected group members, compared with nonmarginal-rejected individuals, had more negative scores on social status measures. It was hypothesized that studying the overlap between position in the group’s perceived organization and social status might be useful for discriminating types of rejected children and adolescents.
ISSN:0272-4316
1552-5449
DOI:10.1177/0272431601021004001