@article{ref1,
title="What makes a girl (or a boy) popular (or unpopular)? African American children's perceptions and developmental differences",
journal="Developmental psychology",
year="2006",
author="Xie, Hongling and Li, Yan and Boucher, Signe M. and Hutchins, Bryan C. and Cairns, Beverley D.",
volume="42",
number="4",
pages="599-612",
abstract="Open-ended questions were used to obtain narrative accounts of what makes a girl (or a boy) popular (or unpopular) at school. The participants were 489 African American students in Grades 1, 4, and 7 recruited from high-risk inner-city neighborhoods. Appearance and self-presentation were mentioned the most in Grades 4 and 7. Prosocial characteristics were especially relevant for popularity in Grade 1, as were studentship in Grade 4 and peer affiliations in Grade 7. Deviant behaviors were nominated for popularity more frequently in Grade 7 than in the younger grades and more for boys' popularity than for girls'. The mean deviance scores were negative in all grade levels, suggesting a normative peer culture. Male groups in Grade 7 showed significant homophily in reports of deviant behaviors.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0012-1649",
doi="10.1037/0012-1649.42.4.599",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0012-1649.42.4.599"
}