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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458350103321

Titolo

Popularity in the peer system [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Antonius H.N. Cillessen, David Schwartz, and Lara Mayeux

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Guilford Press, c2011

ISBN

1-283-00628-6

9786613006288

1-60918-067-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (320 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

CillessenAntonius H

SchwartzDavid <1962->

MayeuxLara

Disciplina

303.3/27

Soggetti

Popularity

Peer pressure

Social acceptance

Social interaction in children

Social interaction in adolescence

Social status

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Methods of studying popularity -- pt. 2. Development of popularity -- pt. 3. Popularity in context -- pt. 4. Popularity and adjustment -- pt. 5. Integration.

Sommario/riassunto

Bringing together leading researchers, this is the first volume to comprehensively examine popularity among children and adolescents: what it is, how it is attained, and its impact on peer interaction and individual development. The book clarifies how popularity is distinct from being socially accepted or well liked and how it is different for girls and boys. Behaviors that characterize popular peers are explored, as are the developmental benefits and risks of popularity and its connections to peer influence processes. Innovative measurement approaches and research designs are clearly