TY - JOUR
T1 - Aggression, Hyperactivity, and Inattention-Immaturity
T2 - Behavior Dimensions Associated With Peer Rejection in Elementary School Boys
AU - Pope, Alice W.
AU - Bierman, Karen Linn
AU - Mumma, Gregory H.
PY - 1991/7
Y1 - 1991/7
N2 - Sociometrics and a revised Pupil Evaluation Inventory (PEI) were administered to 362 boys in Grades 3-6 to define peer-rated narrow-band dimensions of undercontrolled behavior associated with peer rejection. Three dimensions resulted from factor analysis: aggression, hyperactivity, and inattention-immaturity. All 3 dimensions were associated with peer rejection; but only inattention-immaturity was negatively associated with positive sociometric status. Two distinct clusters of boys with undercontrolled behavior problems were found: a hyperactive and inattentive-immature group and a hyperactive and aggressive group. Results indicate that a more precise and powerful model of peer rejection in boys is obtained through the use of narrow-band dimensions of under-controlled behavior than through broad-band aggression-disruption scales from existing peer-rating measures.
AB - Sociometrics and a revised Pupil Evaluation Inventory (PEI) were administered to 362 boys in Grades 3-6 to define peer-rated narrow-band dimensions of undercontrolled behavior associated with peer rejection. Three dimensions resulted from factor analysis: aggression, hyperactivity, and inattention-immaturity. All 3 dimensions were associated with peer rejection; but only inattention-immaturity was negatively associated with positive sociometric status. Two distinct clusters of boys with undercontrolled behavior problems were found: a hyperactive and inattentive-immature group and a hyperactive and aggressive group. Results indicate that a more precise and powerful model of peer rejection in boys is obtained through the use of narrow-band dimensions of under-controlled behavior than through broad-band aggression-disruption scales from existing peer-rating measures.
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U2 - 10.1037/0012-1649.27.4.663
DO - 10.1037/0012-1649.27.4.663
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0000206567
SN - 0012-1649
VL - 27
SP - 663
EP - 671
JO - Developmental psychology
JF - Developmental psychology
IS - 4
ER -