van den Berg Yvonne H M, Lansu Tessa A M, Cillessen Antonius H N
Behavioural Science Institute, Radboud University, Montessorilaan 3, 6525 HR, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
J Adolesc. 2020 Oct;84:78-95. doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2020.07.010. Epub 2020 Sep 3.
A systematic meta-analysis was conducted of the association between preference and popularity across childhood and adolescence. The role of development, sex, and region of the world were examined.
The analysis was conducted on 135 samples including 136,014 participants. The samples were divided by age (upper grades primary school, k = 41; lower grades secondary school, k = 72; upper grades secondary school, k = 22) and region (North America, k = 54; Europe, k = 66; China, k = 10).
Across all samples, a moderate positive association between preference and popularity was found (r = 0.45). The association was significantly weaker in the upper grades of secondary school (r = 0.37) than in the lower grades of secondary school (r = 0.47) or the upper grades of primary school (r = 0.47). The association was weaker for girls (r = 0.26) than for boys (r = 0.38) in the upper grades of secondary school. The association was weaker in European samples (r = 0.41) than in those from North America (r = 0.50) and China (r = 0.57).
The results confirmed that preference and popularity are related but distinct dimensions of adolescent peer status. The association differed significantly by age, sex, and region of the world. Further research should examine additional factors that explain the variability in the association between preference and popularity.
对儿童期和青少年期偏好与受欢迎程度之间的关联进行了系统的荟萃分析。研究了发育、性别和世界区域的作用。
对135个样本进行分析，包括136,014名参与者。样本按年龄（小学高年级，k = 41；初中低年级，k = 72；初中高年级，k = 22）和区域（北美，k = 54；欧洲，k = 66；中国，k = 10）进行划分。
在所有样本中，发现偏好与受欢迎程度之间存在中等程度的正相关（r = 0.45）。这种关联在初中高年级（r = 0.37）明显弱于初中低年级（r = 0.47）或小学高年级（r = 0.47）。在初中高年级，女孩（r = 0.26）的这种关联比男孩（r = 0.38）弱。欧洲样本中的这种关联（r = 0.41）比北美（r = 0.50）和中国（r = 0.57）的样本弱。
结果证实，偏好和受欢迎程度是青少年同伴地位相关但不同的维度。这种关联在年龄、性别和世界区域上存在显著差异。进一步的研究应考察解释偏好与受欢迎程度之间关联变异性的其他因素。
