ERIC Number: EJ1465512
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Mar
Pages: 19
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ISSN: ISSN-0829-5735
EISSN: EISSN-2154-3984
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The Role of Reciprocated Friendships in the Behavioral Correlates of Sociometric Categories
Tamás Hoffmann1; Bence Basa2; László Bernáth1; Katalin N. Kollár1
Canadian Journal of School Psychology, v40 n1 p21-39 2025
Children live complex social lives that has various aspects, including intimate friendships, peer-acceptance and bullying dynamics which is usually studied separately in research. This study aims to investigate the interplays of these three important fields by analyzing the moderating effects of number of friendships on the relation between sociometric categories and behavioral correlates via moderated logistic regression models. Participants were 291 elementary school students from schools located in Budapest, Hungary. Computerized peer-nominations were used to assess number of mutual friendships, behavioral variables, peer acceptance and bullying-roles. Results suggest that in a few cases, number of mutual friendships may have an effect on the relationship analyzed. Questions of limited and unlimited nomination based friendship questions are discussed. The results may facilitate further studies in the direction of more refined logistic regressions and has implications on bullying diagnostics and offers an electronic assessment tool for practitioners.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Friendship, Peer Acceptance, Bullying, Student Behavior, Sociometric Techniques, Group Dynamics, Correlation, Evaluation Methods, Error of Measurement
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Hungary (Budapest)
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Author Affiliations: 1ELTE, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary; 2Independent Researcher, Budapest, Hungary