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Shin, Huiyoung – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2022
The current study examined whether youth's perceived bullying norms play a role in friendship dynamics related to bullying and victimization among the fifth and sixth grade (N = 736, 52% girls at Wave 1, N = 677, 52% girls at Wave 2) in elementary schools. Youth completed peer nominations (friendship, bullying, and victimization) and a…
Descriptors: Bullying, Victims, Friendship, Grade 6
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DeLay, Dawn; Laursen, Brett; Kiuru, Noona; Rogers, Adam; Kindermann, Thomas; Nurmi, Jari-Erik – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2021
The present study compares two methods for assessing peer influence: the longitudinal actor-partner interdependence model (L-APIM) and the longitudinal social network analysis (L-SNA) Model. The data were drawn from 1,995 (49% girls and 51% boys) third grade students (M[subscript age] = 9.68 years). From this sample, L-APIM (n = 206…
Descriptors: Peer Influence, Evaluation Methods, Social Networks, Network Analysis
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Huisman, Chip; Bruggeman, Jeroen – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2012
The aim of this study is to examine the role of Dutch second grade (age 13-14) high school peer networks in mediating socioeconomic background and school type effects on smoking behavior. This study is based on a longitudinal design with two measurement waves at five different high schools, of the complete networks of second grader friendships, as…
Descriptors: Smoking, Friendship, Peer Relationship, Social Networks
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Fujisawa, Keiko K.; Kutsukake, Nobuyuki; Hasegawa, Toshikazu – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2009
Using social network analysis, we investigated the characteristics of social networks composed of positive relationships (positive network: PN) and negative relationships (negative network: NN) in classrooms of Japanese 3- and 4-year-olds. Analysis of "density" showed that PNs were denser than NNs among 4-year-olds but that this was not…
Descriptors: Probability, Social Networks, Preschool Children, Peer Relationship