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The Attributes Adolescents Associate With Peer Popularity And Teacher Preference, Andrea Hopmeyer Gorman, Janna Kim, Anne Schimmelbusch
The Attributes Adolescents Associate With Peer Popularity And Teacher Preference, Andrea Hopmeyer Gorman, Janna Kim, Anne Schimmelbusch
Andrea Hopmeyer Gorman
Perceived popularity and perceived teacher preference were investigated in a sample of 351 (179 boys, 172 girls) 10th-grade students from an urban community experiencing a moderate degree of economic distress. Students completed rating scale sociometric and behavioral nomination measures. Data on GPAs and unexplained absences were obtained from the school. Multiple regression analyses revealed that different behaviors were associated with perceived popularity and perceived teacher preference. Low GPA, low submissiveness, and high rates of absenteeism were associated with high perceived popularity and a low perceived teacher preference. Snobbishness and prosociality were more strongly associated with perceived popularity than perceived teacher …