Sociometric Status and Adjustment in Middle School
A Longitudinal Study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11670626 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kathryn R Wentzel (0000-0003-3164-1233, University of Maryland, College Park, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 5-28 |
| Publication date | 2003-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Early Adolescence (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0272-4316 • E-ISSN: 1552-5449 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0272431602239128 |
| OpenAlex | W2136986793 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 54 |
| References cited | 30 |
Relations between sociometric status and school adjustment (classroom grades, prosocial behavior, and irresponsible behavior) were examined over time with a sample of 204 students. Perceived support, efforts to learn, and goals to be prosocial and to be responsible also were examined as mediators of these relations. Sixth-grade sociometric status predicted eighth-grade school adjustment when controlling for sixth-grade school adjustment. Compared to students of average sociometric status, controversial status students had lower classroom grades, rejected status students were rated as less prosocial, and members of rejected and popular status groups were rated as more irresponsible. In addition, neglected status group members perceived less peer support, controversial status group members reported less frequent efforts to learn, and rejected status group members reported less frequent pursuit of prosocial goals than did average status peers. Models, whereby perceived support and motivation explained significant links between sociometric status and school adjustment, were not supported
Developmental psychology · Peer acceptance · Peer group · Peer relations · Political science · Prosocial behavior · Social status · Sociometric status · Sociometry · Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Early Childhood Education and Development · Psychology · Social Psychology
Children's Positive School Behaviors and Social Preference in Urban Elementary Classrooms
Adolescents, Parents, Friends/PeersWe thank D. Breakstone, M. Kerr, R. M. Lerner, H. Stattin, and C. Yuen. Preparation was supported by the Intramural Research Program of the NIH, NICHD.
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Peer Relationships in Childhood
Early adolescents' perceptions of the classroom social environment, motivational beliefs, and engagement.
Prosocial Development
Peer exclusion and victimization
Peer Interactions, Relationships, and Groups
School context, achievement motivation, and academic engagement
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Students' Multiple Worlds
| Unique citing works | 54 |
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| Citations per year | 2,57 |
| Citation span | 2005 - 2025 (21) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
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| Citation types | Neutral: 53 |