Peer Rejection in Middle School: Subgroup Differences in Behavior, Loneliness, and Interpersonal Concerns

This research was designed to identify patterns of behavior and emotional response associated with peer rejection in early adolescence. Seventh- and eighth-grade middle-school students ( N = 450) were administered positive and negative sociometric nominations, peer behavioral assessment items, a lon...

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Published in:Developmental psychology 1992-03, Vol.28 (2), p.231-241
Main Authors: Parkhurst, Jennifer T, Asher, Steven R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescents
Aggression
Aggressive Behavior
Behavior
Children & youth
Emotional Response
Emotional Responses
Friendship
Human
Junior High Schools
Loneliness
Middle School Students
Middle Schools
Peer Relations
Peer Relationship
Personal relationships
Prosocial Behavior
Rejection (Psychology)
Social Acceptance
Social Dissatisfaction
Social research
Sociometric Status
Student Behavior
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Summary:This research was designed to identify patterns of behavior and emotional response associated with peer rejection in early adolescence. Seventh- and eighth-grade middle-school students ( N = 450) were administered positive and negative sociometric nominations, peer behavioral assessment items, a loneliness and social dissatisfaction questionnaire, and a newly developed interpersonal concerns questionnaire. Results indicated that most rejected students were aggressive or submissive, but it was the combination of aggressiveness or submissiveness with low levels of prosocial behavior that was associated with peer rejection. With regard to students' affective experiences, submissive-rejected students, when compared with average-status students, were found to report higher levels of loneliness and worry about their relations with others. Aggressive-rejected students did not differ on these dimensions from average-status students.
ISSN:0012-1649
1939-0599
DOI:10.1037/0012-1649.28.2.231