Disentangling dyadic and reputational perceptions of prosociality, aggression, and popularity in explaining friendship networks in early adolescence

Diego Palacios*, Jan Kornelis Dijkstra, Christian Berger, Mark Huisman, Rene Veenstra

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Abstract

This study examined the differential effects of two forms of adolescents' perceptions of peers' prosociality, aggression, and popularity, on friendship selection. Individuals' reports of their peers' behaviors (dyadic perceptions) and the aggregated classmates' reports (reputational perceptions) were disentangled. The findings indicated that adolescents were more likely to befriend classmates widely perceived as prosocial (reputational perception) and were less likely to befriend classmates they perceived as aggressive (dyadic perception). For popularity, the effect of dyadic perception disappeared when including the reputational perception. The findings highlight the differences between the dyadic and reputational perceptions of peer behavior. Not only dyadic perceptions of behaviors but also reputational perceptions exert a role in befriending peers.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)699-714
Number of pages16
JournalSocial Development
Volume31
Issue number3
Early online date22-Nov-2021
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Aug-2022

Keywords

  • aggression
  • friendship
  • perception
  • popularity
  • prosociality
  • RSiena
  • SOCIAL NETWORK
  • DEVELOPMENTAL-CHANGES
  • BEHAVIOR
  • QUALITY
  • VICTIMIZATION
  • CHILDHOOD
  • SELECTION
  • CHILDREN
  • SEX
  • COEVOLUTION

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