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Basking in Reflected Glory and Its Limits: Why Adolescents Hang Out With Popular Peers

Year: 2010

Type: article

Abstract: The goal of this study was to examine whether popularity and likability were related to associating with popular peers in adolescence. Participants were 3,312 adolescents (M age=13.60 years) from 172 classrooms in 32 schools. Four types of peer affiliations of the participants with the popular peers in their classrooms were distinguished: “best friends,”“respected,”“wannabes,” and “unrelated.” Two types of benefits of affiliating with high-status peers were identified: achieving high status or popularity for oneself and becoming liked by others. The results showed that popularity was associated with being closely affiliated with popular peers, whereas likability was more strongly predicted by a more distant relation with popular peers.

Source: Journal of Research on Adolescence

DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-7795.2010.00671.x

Authors: Jan Kornelis Dijkstra, Antonius H. N. Cillessen, Siegwart Lindenberg, René Veenstra

Institutions: University of Groningen, University of Connecticut, Radboud University Nijmegen, University of Turku

Language: English

Topic: Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression

Subfield: Social Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green