Middle school peer reputation in high-achieving schools: Ramifications for maladjustment versus competence by age 18.
Dev Psychopathol
; 31(2): 683-697, 2019 05.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-30037357
ABSTRACT
In an upper-middle class setting, we explored associations between students' peer reputation in Grades 6 and 7 with adjustment at Grade 12. With a sample of 209 students, a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) of peer reputation dimensions supported a 4-factor model (i.e., popular, prosocial, aggressive, isolated). Structural equation models were used to examine prospective links between middle school peer reputation and diverse Grade 12 adjustment indices, including academic achievement (Scholastic Aptitude Test scores and grade point average), internalizing and externalizing symptoms, and use of cigarettes, alcohol, and marijuana. Prosocial reputation was connected to higher academic achievement levels and fewer externalizing symptoms. Both prosocial and isolated reputations were negatively associated with dimensions of substance use, whereas popularity was positively associated. Implications for future research and interventions are discussed.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Peer Group
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Schools
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Social Adjustment
Type of study:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
Dev Psychopathol
Journal subject:
PSICOLOGIA
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PSIQUIATRIA
Year:
2019
Type:
Article