Staying Safe or Staying Popular? Popularity and Reputation Concerns Predict Adherence and Adjustment during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Autor/inn/en	Ellis, Wendy E.; Dumas, Tara M.; Hutchinson, Lynda R.; Talebi, Sarah
Titel	Staying Safe or Staying Popular? Popularity and Reputation Concerns Predict Adherence and Adjustment during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Quelle	In: Youth & Society, 55 (2023) 7, S.1287-1306 (20 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Ellis, Wendy E.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0044-118X
DOI	10.1177/0044118X221074383
Schlagwörter	COVID-19; Pandemics; Social Isolation; Social Status; Self Concept; Reputation; Predictor Variables; Health Behavior; Adolescents; Peer Relationship; Social Influences; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); High School Students; College Students; Foreign Countries; Canada; Brief Symptom Inventory + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Soziale Isolation; Sozialer Status; Selbstkonzept; Prädiktor; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Peer-Beziehungen; Sozialer Einfluss; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Collegestudent; Ausland; Kanada
Abstract	Adherence to COVID-19 social distancing restrictions may be challenging for adolescents, especially those concerned about social status. This study examined self-perceived popularity and reputation concerns as predictors of adherence to health guidelines and the effects of self-perceived popularity on adjustment. Adolescents (n = 1,068, 14-18 years at Time 1, M[subscript age] = 16.86 years) completed three self-report surveys across 10 months during the COVID-19 pandemic. Consistent with hypotheses, greater self-perceived popularity and concerns about peer reputation predicted less adherence, controlling for COVID-19 threat. Further, greater self-perceived popularity predicted less internalizing symptoms at Time 3. Adolescents' perceptions of their popularity may simultaneously act as a public health risk and provide social protection. Results emphasize the importance of acknowledging adolescents' social pressures and concerns regarding reputations and popularity during COVID-19. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01