Skip to main content

Perceptions of friendship quality and observed behaviors with friends: How do sociometrically rejected, average, and popular girls differ?

Publication ,  Journal Article
Lansford, JE; Putallaz, M; Grimes, CL; Schiro-Osman, KA; Kupersmidt, JB; Coie, JD
Published in: Merrill-Palmer Quarterly
January 1, 2006

This study examined associations between sociometric status and friendship quality using observational and questionnaire data from 139 fourth-grade girls and their friends. Multivariate analyses of covariance (controlling for ethnicity and socioeconomic status) showed that rejected girls and their friends did not differ in their reported friendship quality compared to average or popular girls. However, coded behavioral observations revealed that compared to other girls, rejected girls displayed more negative affect, bossiness, and deviance but less positive gossip, negative gossip, prosocial behavior, and social competence. Furthermore, as a dyad, compared to other girls, rejected girls and their friends exhibited less behavioral maturity and poorer conflict resolution skills. These results are important in advancing understanding of ways in which rejected girls may perpetuate their problems in peer contexts. Copyright © 2006 by Wayne State University Press.

Duke Scholars

Altmetric Attention Stats
Dimensions Citation Stats

Published In

Merrill-Palmer Quarterly

DOI

ISSN

0272-930X

Publication Date

January 1, 2006

Volume

52

Issue

4

Start / End Page

694 / 720

Related Subject Headings

  • Developmental & Child Psychology
  • 5205 Social and personality psychology
  • 5201 Applied and developmental psychology
  • 3904 Specialist studies in education
  • 1701 Psychology
  • 1303 Specialist Studies in Education
 

Citation

APA
Chicago
ICMJE
MLA
NLM
Lansford, J. E., Putallaz, M., Grimes, C. L., Schiro-Osman, K. A., Kupersmidt, J. B., & Coie, J. D. (2006). Perceptions of friendship quality and observed behaviors with friends: How do sociometrically rejected, average, and popular girls differ? Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 52(4), 694–720. https://doi.org/10.1353/mpq.2006.0036
Lansford, J. E., M. Putallaz, C. L. Grimes, K. A. Schiro-Osman, J. B. Kupersmidt, and J. D. Coie. “Perceptions of friendship quality and observed behaviors with friends: How do sociometrically rejected, average, and popular girls differ?Merrill-Palmer Quarterly 52, no. 4 (January 1, 2006): 694–720. https://doi.org/10.1353/mpq.2006.0036.
Lansford JE, Putallaz M, Grimes CL, Schiro-Osman KA, Kupersmidt JB, Coie JD. Perceptions of friendship quality and observed behaviors with friends: How do sociometrically rejected, average, and popular girls differ? Merrill-Palmer Quarterly. 2006 Jan 1;52(4):694–720.
Lansford, J. E., et al. “Perceptions of friendship quality and observed behaviors with friends: How do sociometrically rejected, average, and popular girls differ?Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, vol. 52, no. 4, Jan. 2006, pp. 694–720. Scopus, doi:10.1353/mpq.2006.0036.
Lansford JE, Putallaz M, Grimes CL, Schiro-Osman KA, Kupersmidt JB, Coie JD. Perceptions of friendship quality and observed behaviors with friends: How do sociometrically rejected, average, and popular girls differ? Merrill-Palmer Quarterly. 2006 Jan 1;52(4):694–720.

Published In

Merrill-Palmer Quarterly

DOI

ISSN

0272-930X

Publication Date

January 1, 2006

Volume

52

Issue

4

Start / End Page

694 / 720

Related Subject Headings

  • Developmental & Child Psychology
  • 5205 Social and personality psychology
  • 5201 Applied and developmental psychology
  • 3904 Specialist studies in education
  • 1701 Psychology
  • 1303 Specialist Studies in Education