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Sociometric Status as Mediator in the Relation between Effortful Control and Achievement
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Galián, María D.; Ato, Ester; Fernández-Vilar, María Angeles – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly: Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2018
The aim of this study was to analyze the relationship between effortful control and language performance, and the mediation effect of sociometric status on this relationship. The sample comprised 472 Spanish children 6-8 years old. To measure temperament, the parents were given the Temperament in Middle Childhood Questionnaire (TMCQ). The…
Descriptors: Sociometric Techniques, Correlation, Language Acquisition, Foreign Countries
Gene-Environment Interplay between Number of Friends and Prosocial Leadership Behavior in Children
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Rivizzigno, Alessandra S.; Brendgen, Mara; Feng, Bei; Vitaro, Frank; Dionne, Ginette; Tremblay, Richard E.; Boivin, Michel – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly: Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2014
Enriched environments may moderate the effect of genetic factors on prosocial leadership (gene-environment interaction, G × E). However, positive environmental experiences may also themselves be influenced by a genetic disposition for prosocial leadership (gene-environment correlation, rGE). Relating these processes to friendships, the present…
Descriptors: Genetics, Environmental Influences, Prosocial Behavior, Leadership
Social Network Centrality and Leadership Status: Links with Problem Behaviors and Tests of Gender Differences
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Lansford, Jennifer E.; Costanzo, Philip R.; Grimes, Christina; Putallaz, Martha; Miller, Shari; Malone, Patrick S. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly: Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2009
Seventh-grade students (N = 324) completed social cognitive maps to identify peer groups and peer group leaders, sociometric nominations to describe their peers' behaviors, and questionnaires to assess their own behaviors. Peer group members resembled one another in levels of direct and indirect aggression and substance use; girls' cliques were…
Descriptors: Females, Peer Relationship, Peer Groups, Cognitive Mapping
Perspectives on the Ethics of Sociometric Research with Children: How Children, Peers, and Teachers Help to Inform the Debate
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Mayeux, Lara; Underwood, Marion K.; Risser, Scott D. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly: Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2007
Perceptions of children and teachers were examined to address concerns regarding children's welfare following sociometric testing. Third-graders (N = 91) were interviewed; teachers also reported on each child's responses to the testing. Results indicate that children were not hurt or upset by the testing, most enjoyed the procedures, did not feel…
Descriptors: Testing, Peer Relationship, Ethics, Teachers
A Two-Dimensional Ratings-Based Procedure for Sociometric Status Determination as an Alternative to the Asher and Dodge System
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Maassen, Gerard H.; Verschueren, Karine – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly: Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2005
The present study compares the results of three two-dimensional procedures for sociometric status determination: the Asher and Dodge (1986) system, the rating scale method SSrat of Maassen, Akkermans, and Van der Linden (1996), and the nomination procedure of Coie and Dodge (1983). The study followed 170 children from third grade through sixth…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Student Attitudes, Play, Peer Relationship
Perceptions of Friendship Quality and Observed Behaviors with Friends: How Do Sociometrically Rejected, Average, and Popular Girls Differ?
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Lansford, Jennifer E.; Putallaz, Martha; Grimes, Christina L.; Schiro-Osman, Kimberlea A.; Kupersmidt, Janis B.; Coie, John D. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly: Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2006
This study examined associations between sociometric status and friendship quality using observational and questionnaire data from 139 fourth-grade girls and their friends. Multivariate analyses of covariance (controlling for ethnicity and socioeconomic status) showed that rejected girls and their friends did not differ in their reported…
Descriptors: Prosocial Behavior, Females, Sociometric Techniques, Friendship