@article{ref1,
title="Peer influence in elementary school: the importance of assessing the likeability of popular children",
journal="Journal of genetic psychology",
year="2020",
author="Lease, A. Michele and Kwon, Kyongboon and Lovelace, Mary and Huang, Hsun-Chih",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="We examined the degree to which children perceive influence behaviors and influence over social norms from different types of high-status children to vary in a sample of 453 3<sup>rd</sup> through 5<sup>th</sup> grade children. Using a cluster analysis of peer-nominated popularity and likeability measures, we identified a seven-cluster solution, including three high-status clusters: <i>Well-Liked</i>, <i>Popular</i>, and <i>Popular/Well-Liked</i>. <i>Popular</i> children were perceived as using <i>ridicule</i> and having influence over <i>misbehavior</i>. <i>Popular</i>/<i>Well-Liked</i> children were perceived as using <i>playful teasing</i> and <i>modeling</i> and influencing over <i>trend-setting</i> and <i>sports</i> norms, at a degree similar to <i>Popular</i> children. However, <i>Popular/Well-Liked</i> children were not perceived as using <i>ridicule</i> or influencing over <i>misbehavior</i>; rather, they scored higher than all other status groups for <i>prosocial assertion</i> and <i>academic motivation</i>. <i>Well-Liked</i> children were perceived as using <i>prosocial assertion</i> and influencing over <i>academic motivation</i> at a higher degree than <i>Average</i> children but at a lower degree than <i>Popular</i> or <i>Popular/Well-Liked</i> children. Although the influence associated with likeability alone appeared relatively limited, likeability in conjunction with popularity seems to make a difference regarding influence behaviors and norms. A person-centered approach that takes into account multiple facets of social status is likely to enhance understanding of high-status children's influence on their same-age peers.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-1325",
doi="10.1080/00221325.2020.1730744",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00221325.2020.1730744"
}