TY - JOUR
T1 - Relationships between tattling, likeability, and social classification
T2 - A preliminary investigation of adolescents in residential care
AU - Friman, Patrick C.
AU - Woods, Douglas W.
AU - Freeman, Kurt A.
AU - Gilman, Rich
AU - Short, Mary
AU - McGrath, Ann M.
AU - Handwerk, Michael L.
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2004/5
Y1 - 2004/5
N2 - Little research has been published on tattling, even less on its social impact, and we found none directly investigating tattling by adolescents. This study assessed the extent to which tattling, as perceived by peers and caregivers of adolescents in a residential care program, was associated with various dimensions of social status and other behavioral correlates. Eighty-eight adolescent participants rated their housemates on likeability, perceived rates of tattling, and other behavioral descriptors. In addition, caretakers also rated each youth in terms of perceived tattling. On the basis of likeability ratings, participants were classified into one of five categories: popular, average, controversial, neglected, and rejected. Results showed a significant negative correlation between likeability and perceived tattling rates. In addition, youth classified as socially rejected were more likely to be perceived by both their peers and care providers as engaging in high rates of tattling.
AB - Little research has been published on tattling, even less on its social impact, and we found none directly investigating tattling by adolescents. This study assessed the extent to which tattling, as perceived by peers and caregivers of adolescents in a residential care program, was associated with various dimensions of social status and other behavioral correlates. Eighty-eight adolescent participants rated their housemates on likeability, perceived rates of tattling, and other behavioral descriptors. In addition, caretakers also rated each youth in terms of perceived tattling. On the basis of likeability ratings, participants were classified into one of five categories: popular, average, controversial, neglected, and rejected. Results showed a significant negative correlation between likeability and perceived tattling rates. In addition, youth classified as socially rejected were more likely to be perceived by both their peers and care providers as engaging in high rates of tattling.
KW - Peer reporting
KW - Relational aggression
KW - Residential care
KW - Social rejection
KW - Social skills
KW - Tattling
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U2 - 10.1177/0145445503258985
DO - 10.1177/0145445503258985
M3 - Article
C2 - 15104866
AN - SCOPUS:2342529026
SN - 0145-4455
VL - 28
SP - 331
EP - 348
JO - Behavior Modification
JF - Behavior Modification
IS - 3
ER -