Status Differences in Target-Specific Prosocial Behavior and Aggression
| Autor: | Leanna M. Closson, Shelley Hymel |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Adolescent Social Psychology Poison control Social Environment Peer Group 050105 experimental psychology Education Developmental psychology Developmental and Educational Psychology medicine Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Child Social Behavior Aggression 4. Education 05 social sciences Social environment Peer group Popularity Dominance (ethology) Psychological Distance Social Dominance Prosocial behavior Female Rejection Psychology medicine.symptom Psychology Social psychology Social Sciences (miscellaneous) 050104 developmental & child psychology Social status |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Youth and Adolescence. 45:1836-1848 |
| ISSN: | 1573-6601 0047-2891 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10964-016-0481-7 |
| Popis: | Previous studies exploring the link between social status and behavior have predominantly utilized measures that do not provide information regarding toward whom aggression or prosocial behavior is directed. Using a contextualized target-specific approach, this study examined whether high- and low-status adolescents behave differently toward peers of varying levels of status. Participants, aged 11-15 (N = 426, 53 % females), completed measures assessing aggression and prosocial behavior toward each same-sex grademate. A distinct pattern of findings emerged regarding the likeability, popularity, and dominance status of adolescents and their peer targets. Popular adolescents reported more direct aggression, indirect aggression, and prosocial behavior toward popular peers than did unpopular adolescents. Well-accepted adolescents reported more prosocial behavior toward a wider variety of peers than did rejected adolescents. Finally, compared to subordinate adolescents, dominant adolescents reported greater direct and indirect aggression toward dominant than subordinate peers. The results highlight the importance of studying target-specific behavior to better understand the status-behavior link. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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