@article{ref1,
title="Peer status among incarcerated female offenders: associations with social behavior and adjustment",
journal="Journal of research on adolescence",
year="2014",
author="Goldweber, Asha and Cauffman, Elizabeth and Cillessen, Antonius H. N.",
volume="24",
number="4",
pages="720-733",
abstract="Peers are a powerful socializing force, especially during adolescence. Whether peer status holds the same meaning, correlates, and consequences for female offenders remains unknown. Using a peer nomination technique in a sample of incarcerated females (N = 86, age 15-24 years), our study is the first to examine the association between peer status and psychopathology in a correctional facility. <br><br>RESULTS indicated that a key indicator of likeability was prosocial behavior; popularity was related to leadership; and social impact was associated with aggression. Popularity might serve as a buffer against, and social impact as a risk factor for, psychosocial problems. <br><br>FINDINGS shed light on peer status as a mechanism underpinning female offenders' problem behaviors and an entry point for targeted interventions.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1050-8392",
doi="10.1111/jora.12078",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jora.12078"
}