Developmental Changes in the Priority of Perceived Status in Childhood and Adolescence

This study examined the degree to which children and adolescents prioritize popularity in the peer group over other relational domains. Participants were 1013 children and adolescents from grade 1 through senior year of college (ages 6–22 years) who were presented with a series of social dilemmas in...

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Published in:Social development (Oxford, England) England), 2010-02, Vol.19 (1), p.130-147
Main Authors: LaFontana, Kathryn M., Cillessen, Antonius H. N.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Achievement
Adolescents
Behavior
Child development
Children
Children & youth
Decision Making
Early Adolescents
Friendship
Gender Differences
Intimacy
Minority Groups
Peer Acceptance
Peer Groups
Peer relationships
peers/peer relations
Popularity
Priorities
Prosocial Behavior
Prosocial behaviour
Reputation
Reputations
social behavior
Social Development
Social dilemmas
Social Status
Task Analysis
Trend Analysis
Young Adults
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Summary:This study examined the degree to which children and adolescents prioritize popularity in the peer group over other relational domains. Participants were 1013 children and adolescents from grade 1 through senior year of college (ages 6–22 years) who were presented with a series of social dilemmas in which attaining popularity was opposed to five other priorities: friendship, personal achievement, following rules, prosocial behavior, and romantic interests. A curvilinear trend was found for the priority of popularity that peaked in early adolescence. At this age especially, participants prioritized status enhancement over other domains. Across the age range of this study, males and majority students were more preoccupied with reputational status than females and minority students. The discussion focused on the developmental functions of reputational status in early adolescence.
ISSN:0961-205X
1467-9507
DOI:10.1111/j.1467-9507.2008.00522.x