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Marks, Peter E. L.; Babcock, Ben; van den Berg, Yvonne H. M.; Gommans, Rob; Cillessen, Antonius H. N. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2022
The goal of this study was to advance the conceptualization and measurement of adolescent popularity by exploring the commonly used composite score (popularity minus unpopularity). We used standardized peer nominations from 4,414 early adolescents (ages [approximately equal to] 12-14 years) from three samples collected in two countries. Popularity…
Descriptors: Early Adolescents, Peer Acceptance, Measurement Techniques, Middle School Students
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Gommans, Rob; Segers, Eliane; Burk, William J.; Scholte, Ron H. J. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2015
The current study investigated how perceived popularity and collaboration quality were associated with knowledge gain of adolescents during a collaborative learning task. Participants included 264 children ages 10-12 years (52.3% boys), who collaborated 3 times in same-sex dyads on a computer assignment. Results indicated that the knowledge of the…
Descriptors: Peer Acceptance, Cooperative Learning, Elementary School Students, Preadolescents
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Gommans, Rob; Cillessen, Antonius H. N. – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2015
Children's peer relationships are frequently assessed with peer nominations. An important methodological issue is whether to collect unlimited or limited nominations. Some researchers have argued that the psychometric differences between both methods are negligible, while others have claimed that one is superior over the other. The current study…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Peer Relationship, Comparative Analysis