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Nice, but Not Smart? Attributional Backlash from Displaying Prosocial Behavior in the Classroom
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Streck, Hannah; Kessels, Ursula – Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 2023
According to attributional theory, when the application of effort leads to success we praise the achievement. Effort and ability, however, are seen as compensatory and thus, paradoxically, being praised can lead to attributions of low ability. Our study investigates whether praise, not for academic performance, but for social classroom behavior,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 9, Students, Student Behavior
Who Do Students Ask for Help with Classwork? Sources of Help and Changes in Help-Seeking from Peers during Early Adolescence
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Kilday, Jessica E.; Ryan, Allison M. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2023
This study used peer nominations to identify who students ask for help in class. We describe the level of friendship affiliation that students' share with their peer helpers, and their classroom behavior reputations. Participants were 1037 fifth (49%) and sixth (51%) graders with varied gender and ethnic-racial backgrounds (51% girls; 43% White,…
Descriptors: Help Seeking, Student Behavior, Peer Relationship, Friendship
Perceptions of Same-Sex and Cross-Sex Peers: Behavioral Correlates of Perceived Coolness during Middle Childhood
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Wilson, Travis M.; Jamison, Rhonda – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly: Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2019
Peer nominations and teacher ratings were used to examine age and sex differences in behaviors associated with perceived coolness during middle childhood. Participants were 470 students in Grades 1, 3, and 5. Participants nominated peers whom they perceived as cool; separate scores were calculated for samesex coolness and cross-sex coolness (i.e.,…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Age Differences, Student Behavior, Elementary School Students
Changes in Behavioral Correlates of Social Status during Early Adolescence: Does School Context Matter?
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Brass, Nicole R.; Ryan, Allison M. – Developmental Psychology, 2021
This study investigated the role of school context in changes in the behaviors associated with having high social status during early adolescence. Three waves of surveys were collected from students (N = 542, 53% girls; 44% Black, 44% White, 5% Hispanic/Latinx, and 7% other; 60% free/reduced-fee lunch) in the middle of their sixth, seventh, and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8
The Moderating Role of Classroom Descriptive Norms in the Association of Student Behavior with Social Preference and Popularity
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Boor-Klip, Henrike J.; Segers, Eliane; Hendrickx, Marloes M. H. G.; Cillessen, Antonius H. N. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2017
This study addressed the moderating role of classroom descriptive norms for overt and relational aggression, social withdrawal, prosocial behavior, and academic reputation in the association of behavior with social preference and popularity in early adolescence. Participants were 1,492 fifth-grade students ([x-bar][subscript age] = 10.6 years,…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Peer Acceptance, Correlation, Aggression
A Model of Girls' School Delinquency: School Bonding and Reputation
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Lee, Sang Min; Smith-Adcock, Sondra – Professional School Counseling, 2005
Using a longitudinal national database, the authors conducted a path analysis of girls' school delinquency to determine the indirect and direct effects of socioeconomic status, parental involvement, bonding to school, and girls' self-perception of reputation on school delinquency during middle school and high school. Self-perception of reputation…
Descriptors: Reputation, Females, Socioeconomic Status, Parent Participation