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Van Rossem, Ronan; Vermande, Marjolijn; Völker, Beate; Baerveldt, Chris – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2015
Social capital is generally considered beneficial for students' school adjustment. This paper argues that social relationships among pupils generate social capital at both the individual and the class levels, and that each has its unique effect on pupils' performance and well-being. The sample in this study consists of 1036 children in 60…
Descriptors: Social Capital, Student Adjustment, Academic Achievement, Social Networks
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de Bruyn, Eddy H.; Cillessen, Antonius H. N. – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2006
The present study was designed to examine early adolescents' stereotypical descriptions of two types of youth who are seen as popular by their peers. Participants were 13- to 14-year-old early adolescents (N = 287). The results indicated that early adolescents distinguished two types of popular peers: a "populistic" (popular but not…
Descriptors: Peer Acceptance, Early Adolescents, Prosocial Behavior, Antisocial Behavior