Sociometric Popularity and Peer-Perceived Popularity: Two Distinct Dimensions of Peer Status
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Sociometric popularity is computed based on peer liking and dislike. The relation between sociometric popularity and perceived popularity, based on peer identification of school associates considered popular, was investigated in a sample of 727 middle school students (7th and 8th grades). Most sociometrically popular students were not high on perceived popularity. Most students high on perceived popularity were not sociometrically popular Perceived popularity was correlated more highly with a measure of dominance than was sociometric popularity. Sociometrically popular students who were not high on perceived popularity were characterized by peers as kind and trustworthy but not as dominant, aggressive, or stuck-up. Students who were high on perceived popularity but not sociometrically popular were characterized as dominant, aggressive, and stuck-up but not as kind and trustworthy. Sociometrically popular students who also were high on perceived popularity were characterized as kind, trustworthy, and dominant but not as aggressive or as stuck-up.
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- Authors
- Parkhurst, J. T., & Hopmeyer, A.
- Affiliations
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (US)
- Occidental College (US)
- ORCID
- Hopmeyer, Andrea
- Venue
- The Journal of Early Adolescence
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 1998-05
- Volume
- 18
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 125-144
- ISSN
- 0272-4316 (ISSN-L)
- 1552-5449
- OpenAlex
- W2142841871
- Cited by
- 677
- References
- 0
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- FWCI
- 6.92
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- The Journal of Early Adolescence (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Traits and Psychology
- Keywords
- sociometric popularity, perceived popularity, peer liking, peer identification, peer perception, dominance, aggression, kindness, trustworthiness, junior high school students, peer relationships
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