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Kleiser Polk, Margaret; Mayeux, Lara – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2023
Gender-typical characteristics are associated with popularity and acceptance, suggesting that gender typicality is an important component of how adolescents are perceived by peers. The current study addressed the contributions of self- and peer-perceived gender typicality in predicting popularity and liking among same- and other-sex peers.…
Descriptors: Grade 7, Grade 8, Peer Relationship, Peer Acceptance
Rudasill, Kathleen Moritz; Callahan, Carolyn M. – Journal of Advanced Academics, 2010
The purpose of this study is to examine the contribution of gender to the academic self-perceptions of ability and related coursework plans for high school and college across academically advanced students. Participants were academically advanced students (N = 447) from grades 5 to 12. Findings revealed that (a) girls' self-perceptions of ability…
Descriptors: Advanced Students, Sex Stereotypes, Females, Gender Differences
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Jones, Diane Carlson – Developmental Psychology, 2004
This longitudinal study of adolescent girls and boys examined the contributions of social (peer appearance context), psychological (internalized appearance ideals and appearance social comparison), and biological (body mass) factors to the development of body dissatisfaction. Students (165 girls and 139 boys) completed questionnaires when they…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Body Composition, Self Concept, Gender Differences