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15-07-2023 | Empirical Research

Clique Hierarchy Moderates the Association between Social Preference and Defending Behaviors in Early Adolescence: The Role of Gender Differences

Auteurs: Wenyu Liang, Yang Yang, Yunyun Zhang, Libin Zhang, Chenxu Wang, Jiayi Chen

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Youth and Adolescence | Uitgave 11/2023

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Abstract

Although social preference promotes adolescents’ defending behaviors, its potential mechanisms across gender cliques remain unclear from the group dynamic perspective. This study investigated 2470 Chinese early adolescents (49% girls, Mage = 14.40, SD = 0.58) to explore how social preference and clique hierarchy are associated with defending behaviors and whether these associations differ across gender-specific cliques. The results revealed that social preference was positively related to defending behaviors in boys’ cliques, but negatively in girls’ cliques. Furthermore, the association was strengthened by hierarchization in boys’ cliques but was weakened in girls’ cliques, while the status structure strengthened the association in boys’ but not girls’ cliques. These findings hold crucial implications for understanding and promoting defending behaviors among adolescents.
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Metagegevens
Titel
Clique Hierarchy Moderates the Association between Social Preference and Defending Behaviors in Early Adolescence: The Role of Gender Differences
Auteurs
Wenyu Liang
Yang Yang
Yunyun Zhang
Libin Zhang
Chenxu Wang
Jiayi Chen
Publicatiedatum
15-07-2023
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Journal of Youth and Adolescence / Uitgave 11/2023
Print ISSN: 0047-2891
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-6601
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-023-01825-3

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