Why Are Extraverts More Popular? Oral Fluency Mediates the Effect of Extraversion on Popularity in Middle Childhood

Ilmarinen, Ville–Juhani; Vainikainen, Mari–Pauliina; Verkasalo, Markku; Lönnqvist, Jan–Erik

doi:10.1002/per.1982

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“…Moreover, we did not find that lower levels of attention or approach predicted subsequent affiliation with antisocial peer-groups or inflated social self-perception, as was hypothesized by us and as others have found (Kendler et al, 2015;Li et al, 2016;Scholtens et al, 2012). Nor did we find that lower levels of approach were affiliated with lower levels of social preference among peers (Ilmarinen et al, 2015). The fact that, with the exception of Scholtens and colleagues (2012), none of the studies cited above controlled for children's antisocial behavior when examining developmental paths between temperament and peer-factors, may be a plausible explanation for our findings.…”

Section: Antisocial Behavior and Substance Usecontrasting

confidence: 68%

Developmental pathways linking childhood temperament with antisocial behavior and substance use in adolescence: Explanatory mechanisms in the peer environment.

Buil¹,

Lier²,

Brendgen³

et al. 2017

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

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This study investigated 3 developmental pathways involving the peer environment that may explain how certain temperamental dispositions in childhood may become manifested in later antisocial behavior and substance use. A total of 411 (52% boys) Canadian children were followed annually from ages 6 to 15 years. The study tested whether the temperamental traits approach, negative reactivity and attention (assessed at ages 6-7 years), were associated with overt antisocial behavior, covert antisocial behavior and illicit substance use (assessed at ages 14-15 years), via poor social preference among peers, inflated social self-perception and antisocial behavior of peer-group affiliates (assessed throughout ages 8-13 years). Results indicated that negative reactivity was indirectly associated with overt antisocial behavior and substance use via poor social preference. Specifically, negative reactivity in earlier childhood predicted poor social preference in later childhood and early adolescence. This poor social standing among peers, in turn, predicted more engagement in overt antisocial behavior but less substance use in later adolescence. Over and above the influence of social preference, negative reactivity predicted engagement in all 3 outcomes via children's antisocial behavior in childhood and early adolescence. Inflated social self-perception and antisocial behavior of peer-group affiliates did not mediate the link between temperament and the outcomes under scrutiny. No sex differences in developmental pathways from temperament to the outcomes were found. To further our understanding of the developmental link between childhood temperament and later antisocial behavior and substance use, we need to recognize the role of peer environmental factors, specifically poor preference among peers. (PsycINFO Database Record

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Section: Antisocial Behavior and Substance Usecontrasting

confidence: 68%

Developmental pathways linking childhood temperament with antisocial behavior and substance use in adolescence: Explanatory mechanisms in the peer environment.

Buil¹,

Lier²,

Brendgen³

et al. 2017

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

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“…For example, there is some evidence that individuals who choose to participate in team sports score higher on extraversion compared to those who opt for individual sports (Eagleton, McKelvie, & de Man, 2007). Extraversion has been linked to increased popularity (Ilmarinen, Vainikainen, Verkasalo, & Lönnqvist, 2015), but was not controlled in this study.…”

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confidence: 86%

Can sports mitigate the effects of depression and aggression on peer rejection?

Perron-Gélinas

Brendgen

Vitaro

2017

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology

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This study examined whether sports participation moderates the longitudinal link of depressive and aggressive symptoms with increased peer rejection. The sample consisted of 291 adolescents (50.5% girls), assessed at ages 12 and 13 years. Depressive and aggressive symptoms as well as peer rejection were assessed through peer nominations, whereas participation in team and individual sports was assessed via adolescents' self-reports. Regression analyses revealed that boysbut not girlswho displayed high levels of depressive symptoms experienced an increase in peer rejection. However, participation in team sports mitigated the association between depressive symptoms and increased peer rejection in boys, whereas participation in individual sports exacerbated that same association. Although aggressive symptoms were also associated with an increase in peer rejection for boys and girls, sports participation did not moderate this link. These results support the usefulness especially of team sports as part of prevention activities for vulnerable youth.

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“…Schaffhuser et al, 2014). Furthermore, social relationships between interaction partners, for example liking/friendship (e.g., Ackerman & Corretti, 2015;Ilmarinen, Vainikainen, Verkasalo, & Lönnqvist, 2015;Wilson et al, 2015) or attraction/romantic relationships (e.g., Asendorpf, Penke, & Back, 2011;Vater & Schröder-Abé, 2015), might also influence or moderate the effects. For example, one could imagine that attraction leads to sociable behavior for some people, while for others it results in reserved behavior.…”

Section: Limitations and Future Directionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Zooming into Real-Life Extraversion – how Personality and Situation Shape Sociability in Social Interactions

Breil

Geukes

Wilson

et al. 2019

Collabra: Psychology

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What predicts sociable behavior? While main effects of personality and situation characteristics on sociability are well established, there is little evidence for the existence of person-situation interaction effects within real-life social interactions. Moreover, previous research has focused on self-reported behavior ratings, and less is known about the partner's social perspective, i.e. how partners perceive and influence an actor's behavior. In the current research, we investigated predictors of sociable behavior in real-life social interactions across social perspectives, including person and situation main effects as well as person-situation interaction effects. In two experience-sampling studies (Study 1: N = 394, US, time-based; Study 2: N = 124, Germany, event-based), we assessed personality traits with self-and informant-reports, self-reported sociable behavior during real-life social interactions, and corresponding information on the situation (categorical situation classifications and dimensional ratings of situation characteristics). In Study 2, we additionally assessed interaction partner-reported actor behavior. Multilevel analyses provided evidence for main effects of personality and situation features, as well as small but consistent evidence for person-situation interaction effects. First, extraverts acted more sociable in general. Second, individuals behaved more sociable in low-effort/positive/low-duty situations (vs. high-effort/negative/high-duty situations). Third, the latter was particularly true for extraverts. Further specific interaction effects were found for the partner's social perspective. These results are discussed regarding their accordance with different behavioral models (e.g., Trait Activation Theory) and their transferability to other behavioral domains.

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Why Are Extraverts More Popular? Oral Fluency Mediates the Effect of Extraversion on Popularity in Middle Childhood

Cited by 21 publications

References 101 publications

Developmental pathways linking childhood temperament with antisocial behavior and substance use in adolescence: Explanatory mechanisms in the peer environment.

Developmental pathways linking childhood temperament with antisocial behavior and substance use in adolescence: Explanatory mechanisms in the peer environment.

Can sports mitigate the effects of depression and aggression on peer rejection?

Zooming into Real-Life Extraversion – how Personality and Situation Shape Sociability in Social Interactions

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