Citation

Field NH, Nick EA, Massing-Schaffer M, Fox KA, Nesi J, Prinstein MJ. J. Res. Adolesc. 2024; 34(1): 114-126.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2024, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/jora.12904

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

This study examined linear and curvilinear longitudinal associations between peer status (i.e., likeability and popularity) and socioevaluative concern, a socio-cognitive feature characterized by attunement to judgment from peers. A sample of 716 adolescents (Mage = 16.01, SD = 1.25; 54% female; 46.5% White; 69.5% reduced-price lunch) was assessed twice annually. Likeability and popularity were assessed with peer nominations at Time 1. Measures of general (rejection sensitivity, peer importance) and online (digital status seeking, online status importance) socioevaluative concern were obtained at Times 1 and 2. High and low levels of likeability were longitudinally associated with increased peer importance, while high and low levels of popularity were associated with increased digital status seeking, and decreased online status importance for girls.

Language: en

Keywords

adolescence; likeability; popularity; socioevaluative concern