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Peer Status and Group Entry

Peer Status and Group Entry. in Middle Childhood. Michael Hoerger. Importance of Friendships. 10% of children have few or no close friends “Peer interaction is not a superficial luxury to be enjoyed by some children and not by others, but is a necessity in childhood socialization.”.

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Peer Status and Group Entry

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  1. Peer Status andGroup Entry in Middle Childhood Michael Hoerger

  2. Importance of Friendships • 10% of children have few or no close friends • “Peer interaction is not a superficial luxury to be enjoyed by some children and not by others, but is a necessity in childhood socialization.”

  3. Outcomes of Poor Social Skills As Children… • Bad grades/dropout, social avoidance, mistreated by peers, delinquency As Adults… • Psychological problems, social anxiety, suicide

  4. Sample Study • Gather boys for 8 hour-long sessions • 8 boys per group, with groups shuffled • Structured and free play • Raters code through two-way mirror • Sociometric ratings made • Found 5 social status groups

  5. Social Status Groups • Popular – well-liked, social hub • Controversial – love / hate • Average – the leftovers • Neglected – ignored, isolated • Rejected – disliked

  6. Controversial Popular Average Rejected Neglected

  7. Popular • Most attractive • Leaders • Good at sharing • Make suggestions, but not aggressive • Possessive of objects, but can get away with it • Least likely to be reprimanded

  8. Controversial • Prefer to spend little time in solitary play • Highly cooperative & aggressive • Most reprimanded • Generally have some saving grace (high intelligence, comic, etc.) that keeps them from social rejection

  9. Neglected • Talk too much at first and then get ignored • Not hated (unlike the rejected group) • Respond well to a new environment

  10. Rejected • Aggressive, inappropriate play, hostile, start arguments • Possessive of objects, and can’t get away with it (unlike populars) • Don’t stay on task

  11. Entering a Peer Group • Applies to joining groups, making friends, interacting in meetings, getting dates • Rejection is the norm • Predictors of success: • Sit back and watch before joining in • Make relevant or productive comments • Don’t mind rejection

  12. “Often, though not always, the people who do not like us are the same people that we do not especially like” --Gershen Kaufman

  13. Michael Hoerger To cite this lecture: • Hoerger, M. (2007, February 26). Peer Status and Group Entry. Presented at a PSY 220 lecture at Central Michigan University.

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