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Mellin, Elizabeth A. – ADULTSPAN Journal, 2012
The Rejection Sensitivity Model is used to examine the social antecedents to expectations of rejection among adults. College students (N = 314) completed measures of relational victimization and rejection sensitivity. Results indicate that relational victimization is significantly related to rejection sensitivity for women. Implications for…
Descriptors: Peer Relationship, Rejection (Psychology), Social Attitudes, College Students
Black, Betty; Hazen, Nancy – 1983
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between young children's sociometric status and their communication patterns. A total of 43 middle class children enrolled in three preschool classes were asked to select three children they liked to play with (measure of social acceptance) and three they did not like to play with (measure…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Communication (Thought Transfer), Peer Relationship, Play
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Sabornie, Edward J.; And Others – Journal of Special Education, 1988
The assigned and received social status of mildly learning-disabled, mildly behaviorally disordered, and nonhandicapped high school students (n=66) was examined. The samples' social status differed significantly from a larger nonhandicapped population. Cross-categorical comparisons of assigned social status showed no significant differences,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Disorders, Comparative Analysis, High Schools
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Benkmann, Rainer – Zeitschrift fur Padagogik, 1989
Investigates the influence of social relations on the behavior of disabled boys. Reports observations and interviews of three dyads relative to the exertion of dominance and the aim for equality. Concludes that in relationships not based on friendship, ruthless assertion and resolute defenses are reinforced while friendships generate a concern for…
Descriptors: Children, Disabilities, Educational Development, Educational Research
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Lee, Jo-Anne; De Finney, Sandrina – Child & Youth Services, 2004
This chapter examines the use of popular theatre as a methodology to investigate racialized minority girls' processes of identity formation and experiences of exclusion and belonging in predominantly white, urban Victoria, B.C., Canada. The article draws on transnational feminist frameworks that emphasize intersectionality and locality to…
Descriptors: Females, Foreign Countries, Theater Arts, Minority Groups
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Eshel, Yohanan; Kurman, Jenny – Journal of Social Psychology, 1990
Investigates ethnic acceptance among 613 Israeli middle grade students. Using self-reports determines the degree students wish to be involved with their homeroom classmates. Finds lower ethnic status peers accepted more readily when they score higher on indices of sociability, academic track level, and achievement. Discusses implications for…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Educational Environment, Ethnic Discrimination, Ethnic Status