Self-perceived popularity in early adolescence: accuracy, associations with loneliness, and gender differences
| Autor: | Vanja Putarek, Gordana Keresteš |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
Sociology and Political Science
Social Psychology Accuracy early adolescence gender differences loneliness self-perceived popularity Communication media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences Human factors and ergonomics Poison control 050109 social psychology Loneliness Popularity Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health Developmental psychology Perception Injury prevention Developmental and Educational Psychology medicine 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences medicine.symptom Psychology Social psychology 050104 developmental & child psychology media_common |
| Popis: | This study examined the accuracy of sixth- and seventh-grade boys’ and girls’ self-perceived popularity within a group of same- and opposite-gender peers. The links between popularity, self-perceived popularity, and the interaction of these variables in relation to girls’ and boys’ loneliness was also explored. The results showed that boys and girls overestimated their popularity but overestimations were greater when self-perceptions were compared with perceptions of opposite- rather than same-gender peers. Perceiving oneself as popular, as well as actually being perceived as popular by others, was related to less loneliness in both boys and girls. The interaction between self-perceived popularity and actual popularity did not explain significant variance in loneliness above and beyond the contributions of actual and self-perceived popularity. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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