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Roman, Mallory; Medvedev, Katalin – College Student Journal, 2011
There's ample evidence that peer approval and group acceptance play a role in many social phenomena. This influence can manifest itself through the bystander effect, peer pressure, social facilitation and in many other ways. However, dress as a means of social influence has been largely ignored. This study was designed to determine whether peer…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Purchasing, Social Influences, Peer Influence
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De Bruyn, Eddy H.; Van Den Boom, Dymphna C. – Social Development, 2005
The present study compared the behavioral correlates of sociometric popularity status and consensual popularity status among a large group of children (N = 778) in their first year of secondary school. By means of self-report and classmates' nomination procedures, the relative contribution of the two types of popularity to peer role strain and…
Descriptors: Early Adolescents, Peer Acceptance, Interpersonal Relationship, Self Esteem