High and low levels of adolescent peer status are associated longitudinally with socioevaluative concern
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Published:2023-11-27
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ISSN:1050-8392
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Container-title:Journal of Research on Adolescence
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language:en
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Short-container-title:J of Research on Adolesc
Author:
Field Nathan H.1ORCID,
Nick Elizabeth A.1,
Massing‐Schaffer Maya2,
Fox Kara A.1,
Nesi Jacqueline2,
Prinstein Mitchell J.1
Affiliation:
1. Department of Psychology & Neuroscience University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill North Carolina USA
2. Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University Providence Rhode Island USA
Abstract
AbstractThis study examined linear and curvilinear longitudinal associations between peer status (i.e., likeability and popularity) and socioevaluative concern, a socio‐cognitive feature characterized by attunement to judgment from peers. A sample of 716 adolescents (Mage = 16.01, SD = 1.25; 54% female; 46.5% White; 69.5% reduced‐price lunch) was assessed twice annually. Likeability and popularity were assessed with peer nominations at Time 1. Measures of general (rejection sensitivity, peer importance) and online (digital status seeking, online status importance) socioevaluative concern were obtained at Times 1 and 2. High and low levels of likeability were longitudinally associated with increased peer importance, while high and low levels of popularity were associated with increased digital status seeking, and decreased online status importance for girls.
Funder
National Institutes of Health
Subject
Behavioral Neuroscience,Social Sciences (miscellaneous),Developmental and Educational Psychology,Cultural Studies