Popularity and Adolescent Friendship Networks: Selection and Influence Dynamics

Autor/inn/en	Dijkstra, Jan Kornelis; Cillessen, Antonius H. N.; Borch, Casey
Titel	Popularity and Adolescent Friendship Networks: Selection and Influence Dynamics
Quelle	In: Developmental Psychology, 49 (2013) 7, S.1242-1252 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0012-1649
DOI	10.1037/a0030098
Schlagwörter	Friendship; Middle School Students; Adolescent Attitudes; Social Networks; Network Analysis; Longitudinal Studies; Social Influences; Group Dynamics; Reputation; Peer Acceptance; Hypothesis Testing; Social Class; Peer Influence; Sociometric Techniques; Correlation; Gender Differences; Preferences; Aggression; Socioeconomic Influences; Socioeconomic Status; Social Psychology; Attribution Theory + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Freundschaft; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Netzplantechnik; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Sozialer Einfluss; Gruppendynamik; Hypothesenprüfung; Hypothesentest; Social classes; Soziale Klasse; Soziometrie; Korrelation; Geschlechterkonflikt; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Sozialpsychologie
Abstract	This study examined the dynamics of popularity in adolescent friendship networks across 3 years in middle school. Longitudinal social network modeling was used to identify selection and influence in the similarity of popularity among friends. It was argued that lower status adolescents strive to enhance their status through befriending higher status adolescents, whereas higher status adolescents strive to maintain their status by keeping lower status adolescents at a distance. The results largely supported these expectations. Selection partially accounted for similarity in popularity among friends; adolescents preferred to affiliate with similar-status or higher status peers, reinforcing the attractiveness of popular adolescents and explaining stability of popularity at the individual level. Influence processes also accounted for similarity in popularity over time, showing that peers increase in popularity and become more similar to their friends. The results showed how selection and influence processes account for popularity dynamics in adolescent networks over time. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01