Peer Group Affiliation of Children: The Role of Perceived Popularity, Likeability, and Behavioral Similarity in Bullying

By M. Witvliet, T. Olthof, J. Hoeksma, F. Goossens, M. Smits, H. Koot. 2010

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Bullying Involvement and the School Adjustment of Rural Students With and Without Disabilities (2012, background): “…socially prominent leaders, and in many cases they tend to affiliate with other children who are viewed by teachers and peers as being popular (Dijkstra, Lindenberg, & Veenstra, 2009; Farmer, Estell, Bishop, O’Neal, & Cairns, 2003; Farmer, Petrin, Robertson, et al., 2010); Witvliet et al., 2010).”
Popularity as an organizing factor of preadolescent friendship networks: Beyond prosocial and aggressive behavior. (2013, background): “Youths also tend to select their friends based on similarity in popularity (Berger & Dijkstra, 2013; Dijkstra, Berger, & Lindenberg, 2011; Dijkstra, Cillessen, & Borch, 2012; Witvliet et al., 2010; but see Mathys, Burk, & Cillessen, 2013).”
Bully/Victim Problems Among Preschool Children: a Review of Current Research Evidence (2011, background): “socially central members of the peer ecology (Witvliet et al. 2010).”