The Interchangeability of Liking and Friend Nominations to Measure Peer Acceptance and Friendship

Item request has been placed! ×
Item request cannot be made. ×
loading   Processing Request
Read More Add to Saved list
  • Author(s): Guimond, Fanny-Alexandra (ORCID Guimond, Fanny-Alexandra (ORCID 0000-0002-4261-5025); Altman, Robert; Vitaro, Frank; Brendgen, Mara (ORCID Brendgen, Mara (ORCID 0000-0001-6780-8547); Laursen, Brett (ORCID Laursen, Brett (ORCID 0000-0002-1642-1980)
  • Language:
    English
  • Source:
    International Journal of Behavioral Development. Jul 2022 46(4):358-367.
  • Publication Date:
    2022
  • Document Type:
    Journal Articles
    Reports - Research
  • Additional Information
    • Availability:
      SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: https://sagepub.com
    • Peer Reviewed:
      Y
    • Source:
      10
    • Sponsoring Agency:
      Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (DHHS/NIH)
    • Contract Number:
      HD096457
    • Education Level:
      Elementary Education
      Early Childhood Education
      Grade 3
      Primary Education
      Grade 4
      Intermediate Grades
      Grade 5
      Middle Schools
    • Subject Terms:
      Foreign Countries; Friendship; Peer Acceptance; Elementary School Students; Peer Relationship; Preferences; Correlation; Sociometric Techniques; Grade 3; Grade 4; Grade 5; Affective Behavior
    • Subject Terms:
      Canada; United States
    • Accession Number:
      10.1177/01650254221084097
    • ISSN:
      0165-0254
      1464-0651
    • Abstract:
      Two studies examine the convergence between measures of friendship and measures of liking in the assessment of friendship and peer acceptance. In the first study, 551 (301 boys and 250 girls) Canadian primary school children (ages 8-11) nominated friends and liked-most classmates. In the second study, 282 (127 boys and 155 girls) US primary school children (ages 9-11) nominated friends and rated classmates on a sociometric preference scale. The results revealed considerable convergence in the assessment of friendship. Most first, second, and third ranked friends were also nominated and rated as liked-peers, suggesting that when measures of liking are used to identify friends, few top-ranked friendships are overlooked. There was less convergence in assessments of peer acceptance. Peer acceptance scores derived from friend nominations were more strongly correlated with peer acceptance scores derived from liking nominations than with those derived from sociometric preference ratings. We conclude that liking nominations accurately capture friendships, particularly best friendships. Friend nominations may be a suitable substitute for assessments of liking, but they are a poor substitute for assessments of sociometric preference.
    • Abstract:
      As Provided
    • Publication Date:
      2022
    • Accession Number:
      EJ1346787