Effects of experimentally manipulated peer rejection on children's negative affect, self-esteem, and maladaptive social behavior

Nesdale, Drew; Lambert, Anne

doi:10.1177/0165025407073579

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“…However, this effect varied according to how accepted or rejected that adolescent was within the peer ecology; socially preferred early adolescents were less likely to become aggressive when they joined a nonaggressive group, or stated differently, preferred early adolescents were more likely to fit the group average aggression level. This is consistent with studies finding that peer rejection is a predictor of maladaptive social behavior (Nesdale & Lambert, 2007). Regarding prosocial behavior, a similar pattern to aggression was observed: Early adolescents were likely to display prosociality levels in line with the group norm for prosocial behavior of the group they were joining.…”

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confidence: 90%

Group Influences on Individual Aggression and Prosociality: Early Adolescents Who Change Peer Affiliations

Berger

Rodkin

2011

Social Development

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The present study addresses the influence that group norms exert on individual aggressive and prosocial behavior. The study hypothesis is that for early adolescents who change their peer group affiliations, the characteristics of the group they are leaving (departing-group influence) are not as influential as those of the group that they are joining (attracting-group influence). From a larger sample of fifth and sixth graders who were followed over a one-year period, 198 early adolescents were identified as those who changed peer group affiliations. Peer nominations on aggression, prosociality, social preference and popularity, and social network information were collected. Results confirmed that there were significant attracting-but not departing-group influences on aggression and prosociality. Expected associations between aggression, prosocial behavior, and social status were confirmed. The discussion is framed around a social-ecological perspective that emphasizes the short-term adaptive nature of aggressive behavior in some peer groups and the need for considering social mobility when assessing group influence on individual behavior.

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Group Influences on Individual Aggression and Prosociality: Early Adolescents Who Change Peer Affiliations

Berger

Rodkin

2011

Social Development

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“…Children who receive affection, acceptance, security and support from their parents show higher levels of self-esteem compared to those who do not (DeHart, Pelham, & Tennen, 2006). As children start school, peer acceptance is a particularly powerful influence on their sense of self (Nesdale & Lambert, 2007).…”

Section: Self-esteem During Childhoodmentioning

confidence: 99%

Self-Esteem and Use of the Internet among Young School-Age Children

Johnson¹

2011

IJPS

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The literature suggests a relationship between technology use and self-esteem. Such research has failed to consider young school-aged children and their use of the internet, particularly across contexts. Thirty-eight children aged 6 to 8 years rated the level and nature of their internet use (email, instant message, play games, visit websites) at home, school and in the community (i.e., at someone else's house). They also rated items that measured home, school and peer self-esteem. Instant messaging at school explained 21% of the differences in school self-esteem. As children tended to report instant messaging at school, they also tended to report the highest school-based self-esteem. Instant messaging at someone else's house explained 11% of the differences in home self-esteem. As children tended to report instant messaging at someone else's house, they also tended to report the lowest home self-esteem. Visiting websites at someone else's house explained 10% of the differences in peer self-esteem. As children tended to report visiting websites at someone else's house, they also tended to report the highest peer self-esteem. Internet use during the early school years is related to children's sense of self and mediated by context.

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“…Although this study suggests that form and function of negative emotions can shed light on why children select different coping responses, it may be that the intensity and duration of emotional distress also determines whether emotions are ultimately adaptive or maladaptive. Indeed, recent experimental work suggests that negative affect mediates the association between peer rejection and maladaptive behavior [46]. Our findings suggest that emotional specificity can augment this area of research to provide a more complete picture of how and why negative affect leads to maladaptive behavior.…”

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The Regulating Role of Negative Emotions in Children’s Coping with Peer Rejection

Goodman

Southam‐Gerow

2010

Child Psychiatry Hum Dev

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This study examined the role of emotions as predictors of children's coping responses to peer rejection experiences. Children ages 7-12 (N = 79) completed questionnaires to assess emotional and coping responses to peer rejection scenarios. This study examined three coping factors specific to peer rejection (positive reappraisal, ruminative coping, and aggressive coping) and examined results separately for two negative peer experiences (teasing and exclusion). Children's emotions predicted coping responses after controlling for peer experiences. Specifically, anger was associated with aggressive coping, whereas sadness was associated with ruminative coping, supporting theory that emotions have distinct motivational-behavioral properties. Peer experiences were also important, as victimization was associated with aggressive coping, and receipt of prosocial peer behaviors was associated with positive reappraisal. These findings provide an empirical foundation for future research and the development of interventions to facilitate adaptive reactions to peer rejection.

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Effects of experimentally manipulated peer rejection on children's negative affect, self-esteem, and maladaptive social behavior

Cited by 52 publications

References 42 publications

Group Influences on Individual Aggression and Prosociality: Early Adolescents Who Change Peer Affiliations

Group Influences on Individual Aggression and Prosociality: Early Adolescents Who Change Peer Affiliations

Self-Esteem and Use of the Internet among Young School-Age Children

The Regulating Role of Negative Emotions in Children’s Coping with Peer Rejection

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