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Discrepancies in Evaluations of Peer Acceptance in Youth: Disentangling the Unique Contribution of Informant Perspective

Rogers, Emma E.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1586429223366101

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2020, Master of Science (MS), Ohio University, Clinical Psychology (Arts and Sciences).
Within the context of clinical assessment, teachers often provide information about youth’s peer relationships. However, research on informant discrepancies has identified two mechanisms through which inconsistent reports emerge, namely contextual variability and informant perspective. Empirical investigations on the impact of informant perspective are limited, but warranted, given that previous research has indicated that adults and peers consider different behaviors to be related to social functioning. The current study sought to examine the differences in the perspective of peer acceptance between adults and peers in a community sample of 222 youth (M age = 9.26; 47.7% White, 69.8% male; 49.5% with ADHD diagnosis), while controlling for contextual variability by using a sample of previously unacquainted peers and adults. Participants engaged in a number of structured and free play activities as part of a three-hour play group and children and adults completed sociometric ratings of acceptance following completion of the group. Behavioral frequencies were coded during the play group to capture behaviors relevant to social functioning and peer acceptance. Multivariate regression models found differences in predictors of peer-assessed and adult-perceived peer acceptance and Wald’s tests of parameter equalities resulted in significantly different paths for disruptive behavior, negative expressive behavior, and aggression between peers and adults, in that adults considered these behaviors more strongly in their ratings. These findings are consistent with the theoretical mechanism of trait relevance and its influence on discrepancies through informant perspective.
Steven Evans, PhD (Committee Chair)
Julie Owens, PhD (Committee Member)
Darcey Allan, PhD (Committee Member)
106 p.
Clinical Psychology
peer acceptance; social functioning; informant agreement; discrepancies

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  • Rogers, E. E. (2020). Discrepancies in Evaluations of Peer Acceptance in Youth: Disentangling the Unique Contribution of Informant Perspective [Master's thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1586429223366101

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Rogers, Emma. Discrepancies in Evaluations of Peer Acceptance in Youth: Disentangling the Unique Contribution of Informant Perspective. 2020. Ohio University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1586429223366101.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Rogers, Emma. "Discrepancies in Evaluations of Peer Acceptance in Youth: Disentangling the Unique Contribution of Informant Perspective." Master's thesis, Ohio University, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1586429223366101

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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