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Lu, Hsin-Hui; Chen, Duan-Rung – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2020
This study examined the association between adolescents' obesity and sociometric status among their peers across 1 year. The participants were 2,528 junior high school students from Taiwan (mean age = 13.31 years). The negative associations discovered between obesity and sociometric status were both concurrent and cumulative. Moreover, the…
Descriptors: Correlation, Body Weight, Obesity, Junior High School Students
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Wargo Aikins, Julie; Collibee, Charlene; Cunningham, Jessica – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2017
Despite its omnipresence, quantitative research examining both the nature and the function of adolescent gossip has been limited. The present study aimed to address this limitation in the literature by examining the nature and function of adolescent gossip; in particular, it aimed to explore observed differences between the gossip of those popular…
Descriptors: Peer Acceptance, Adolescents, Comparative Analysis, Social Status
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Bishop, Julia A.; Inderbitzen, Heidi M. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 1995
Investigated how peer acceptance and friendship were related to self-esteem in adolescents. Ninth-grade students (n=542) were classified by sociometric group and presence or absence of reciprocal friendships. Results indicate no significant difference in self-esteem scores across sociometric groups. Subjects with one friend had higher self-esteem…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Friendship, Grade 9, Junior High Schools