TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - What makes a girl (or a boy) popular (or unpopular)? African American children's perceptions and developmental differences
JO  - Developmental psychology
A1  - Xie, Hongling
A1  - Li, Yan
A1  - Boucher, Signe M.
A1  - Hutchins, Bryan C.
A1  - Cairns, Beverley D.
SP  - 599
EP  - 612
VL  - 42
IS  - 4
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0012-1649
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0012-1649.42.4.599
ID  - ref1
ER  -