Lecture 11 Flashcards
What is sociometric status ?
The degree to which a child is liked or disliked by their peers
What does popular mean ?
Children or adolescents who are viewed postively (liked) by many peers and are viewed negatively (disliked) by few peers
What does rejected mean ?
children or adolescents who are liked by few peers and disliked by many peers
What does aggressive-rejected ?
children who are viewed by their peers as especially prone to physical aggression, disruptive behaviour, deliquency, and negative behaviour such as hostility and threatening others
What does withdrawn-rejected mean ?
rejected children who are socially withdrawn, wary, and often timid
What does neglected mean ?
children or adolescents who are infrequently mentioned as either liked or disliked; they simply are not noticed much by peers
What does controversial ?
children or adolescents who are liked by quite a few peers and are disliked by quite a few others
