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Chang, Lei – Developmental Psychology, 2004
This study introduces a social context model within which peer acceptances of prosocial-leadership, aggression, and social withdrawal were examined as functions of the contextual norms of these behaviors. The major postulate of the model is that the extent to which a behavior permeates a social context facilitates peer acceptance of the behavior.…
Descriptors: Social Environment, Norms, Peer Acceptance, Interpersonal Competence
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Chen, Xinyin; Chang, Lei; He, Yunfeng – Child Development, 2003
Examined peer group contextual effects on relations between academic achievement and social functioning among Chinese 9-, 13-, and 16-year-olds. Found that peer groups were highly homogeneous on academic achievement. Academic achievement and social adjustment were associated at within-group individual and group levels. Group academic performance…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Children, Context Effect