Social Centrality and Antisocial Behavior According to Adolescents' Popularity

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association 2002;40(10):87-102.

청소년의 인기도에 따른 사회중심성과 반사회적 행동 특성

도금혜, 최보가

경북대학교 아동가족학과

ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study is to investigate the social centrality and antisocial behavior according to adolescents' popularity. The 809 subjects are selected from the first and second graders of middle and high schools. The main findings of this study are as follows: 1) The social centrality of popular adolescents is higher than that of average adolescents and rejected adolescents. 2) For high school students, female students have higher social centrality than male students. 3) For female students, high school students have higher social centrality than middle school students. 4) The antisocial behavior score of popular adolescents is not different in that of average adolescents and rejected adolescents. That is, popular adolescents also show antisocial behavior. 5) The antisocial behavior score of male students is higher than that of female students. 6) The antisocial behavior score of high school students is higher than that of middle school students.