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Early Teens Behaviour is Greatly Influenced by Peer Groups
The researchers say that children who are part of the cool group are more likely to be influenced by their friends than others who are of friends with peers who are kind, nice, and well-liked.
It is well know that by early adolescence, peer groups have a significant influence on childrens behaviour. The researchers wanted to determine whether some peer groups are more influential than others, and so they set out to conduct a study for the purpose.
They contrasted the effects of two types of peer group status on youngsters deviant, aggressive, and prosocial behaviour. The first type of group comprised of children who were cool and popular, while the second was made up of the kind, nice children everyone likes.
As many as 526 Canadian children in grades 5 through 8 who reported on their deviant behaviour (such as theft and skipping school) and identified peer groups in their grade during the study.
The children were asked to nominate classmates in their grade who were physically aggressive (who started fights), social aggressive (who excluded others), prosocial (who were kind to others), and whom they liked the most and the least. In all, the children identified 116 peer groups.
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