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Arantza Fernández-Zabala1, Estibaliz Ramos-Díaz1, Arantzazu Rodríguez-Fernández1
1Developmental and Educational Psychology Department, Education and Sport Faculty, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain.
Abstract:
The objective of this study is to analyze the role that peer support plays in the incidence relationships between sociometric popularity and general self-concept based on sociometer theory. A total of 676 randomly selected secondary school students from the Basque Country (49.6% boys and 50.4% girls) between 12 and 18 years of age (M = 14.32, DT = 1.36) participated voluntarily. All of them completed a sociometric questionnaire (SOCIOMET), the Family and Friends Support Questionnaire (AFA-R), and the Dimensional Self-concept Questionnaire (AUDIM-33). Several models of structural equations were tested. The results indicate that sociometric popularity is linked to self-concept through the perceived social support of peers. These results are discussed within the framework of positive psychology and its practical implications in the school context.
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