A Factor Analytic Study of Peer-Perceived Dominance in Adolescent Boys.

Weisfeld, Glenn E.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1983

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A Factor Analytic Study of Peer-Perceived Dominance in Adolescent Boys.

Weisfeld, Glenn E.; And Others

Adolescence, v18 n70 p229-43 Sum 1983

Used peer (N=200) evaluation to rank 50 high school boys on athletic ability, intelligence, and other possible determinants of dominance. Factor analysis suggested that peers of both sexes rated good athletes as socially successful and generally dominant. Intelligence showed consistently lower correlations. (JAC)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Assertiveness, Athletes, Factor Analysis, High Schools, Intelligence, Interpersonal Competence, Males, Peer Acceptance, Peer Evaluation, Predictor Variables, Student Characteristics

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Language: English

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