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Bukowski, William M.; Dirks, Melanie Ann; Commisso, Melissa; Velàsquez, Ana Maria; Lopez, Luz Stella – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2019
The effects of selective missingness on the size of observed correlations between scores derived from peer assessment procedures were examined with a sample of 719 boys and girls drawn from 57 peer groups in seven schools in Montréal, Québec, Canada or Barranquilla, a city on the northern Caribbean coast of Colombia in Latin America. Peer groups…
Descriptors: Correlation, Scores, Peer Evaluation, Foreign Countries
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Brendgen, Mara; Vitaro, Frank; Boivin, Michel; Girard, Alain; Bukowski, William M.; Dionne, Ginette; Tremblay, Richard E.; Perusse, Daniel – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2009
Background: Genetic risk for depressive behavior may increase the likelihood of exposure to environmental stressors (gene-environment correlation, rGE). By the same token, exposure to environmental stressors may moderate the effect of genes on depressive behavior (gene-environment interaction, GxE). Relating these processes to a peer-related…
Descriptors: Twins, Peer Groups, Genetics, Peer Acceptance
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Hoza, Betsy; Mrug, Sylvie; Gerdes, Alyson C.; Hinshaw, Stephen P.; Bukowski, William M.; Gold, Joel A.; Kraemer, Helena C.; Pelham, William E.; Wigal, Timothy; Arnold, L. Eugene – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2005
Participants included 165 children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD; 130 boys, 35 girls) and their 1,298 same-sex classmates (1,026 boys, 272 girls) who served as raters. For each child with ADHD, a child of the same sex was randomly selected from the same classroom to serve as a comparison child, which yielded 165 dyads.…
Descriptors: Social Status, Hyperactivity, Attention Deficit Disorders, Peer Relationship
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Bukowski, William M.; Sippola, Lorrie; Hoza, Betsy; Newcomb, Andrew F. – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2000
Provides a conceptual and empirical analysis of the associations between the fundamental sociometric dimensions of acceptance, rejection, and social preference. Examines whether nomination and rating scale measures index the same constructs. Notes that sociometric ratings measure social preference, but can also yield indicators of acceptance and…
Descriptors: Child Development, Group Dynamics, Interpersonal Relationship, Measurement Objectives
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Sabongui, Amir Georges; Bukowski, William M.; Newcomb, Andrew F. – New Directions for Child Development, 1998
Presents a conceptual framework to guide understanding of the peer network. Uses this network approach to study changes in younger adolescents' popularity over a six-month period. Reports that changes in popularity are related to the child's initial level of aggression, observable prominence, and the popularity of the child's best friend.…
Descriptors: Early Adolescents, Friendship, Longitudinal Studies, Measurement Techniques
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Bukowski, William M. – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2001
Examines the historical and conceptual foundations of friendship research. Areas addressed include functions of friendship, study of peer relations and peer systems, associated methodological and measurement challenges, and the study of friendship today. The discussion is framed around the "Harry Potter" (by J. K. Rowling) phenomena. (SD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavioral Science Research, Child Behavior, Children