Sandstrom and Coie (1999) conducted a study to examine the factors associated with relative stability of peer rejection. The study was conducted by following 31 socially rejected elementary school children who were recruited from a larger sociometric sample of 826 students (Sandstrom and Coie, 1999). Sandstrom and Coie (1999) believed there were 5 factors that impacted whether or not a child improved their social status. Those factors were: (1) Social Characteristics, (2) Self-Perceived Peer Status, (3) Locus of Control in Relation to Peer Difficulties, (4) Participation in Peer Group Activities, and (5) Parenting Style (Sandstrom and Coie, 1999). According to their results, there appears to be a correlation between these 5 elements and improvement in initially rejected children (Sandstrom and Coie, 1999). Additionally, the results indicated there was a positive correlation between aggressive behavior and the improvement of peer status among rejected boys (Sandstrom and Coie, 1999).
While the authors explore an interesting concept, what are the factors that contribute to a child being continuously rejected, the number of participants is limited. Additionally, the group is comprised of only European Americans and African Americans and an unequal number of boys and girls; this limits its applicability of the results to the larger school population. Further limiting the study is the fact that there is no indication of the geographic location of the participants.
The authors also neglect to mention which statistical tool was used to analyze the results. Sandstrom and Coie (1999) feel their results indicate there being a correlation between aggressive-rejected children changing their social status through the use of aggression. However, while this may be an interesting result, this was not what they were testing for and as such the direct interpretation of this data should be considered circumspect. Finally, the authors only followed students from the 4 to 5 grades. Since peer-rejection happens at all grade llevels the authors should have conducted the study in a manner that included the middle and high school age levels.
Sandstrom, M. J., & Coie, J. D. (1999). A Developmental Perspective on Peer Rejection: Mechanisms of Stability and Change. Child Development , July/August Volume 70, Number 4, pg. 955-966.
Introduction
Welcome to my blog.
I am currently a graduate student working on a dissertation that will research the long term effects of bullying on the victims. Who do the victims become in adulthood and what impact did the victimization have on the choices made in adulthood. Most people can point to anecdotal examples, i.e. the skinny/obese child who became a bodybuilder/martial arts expert or the “ugly duckling” who underwent plastic surgery to become the beautiful swan, but is that the norm or outliers?
At this point in my search I haven’t found much research covering this topic or information about support for adults who were victimized as children.
It is my hope that out of my research I will be able to not only open doors to further research in this area, but also uncover replicateable interventions that can be used to help those children currently suffering from victimization and hopefully to launch support group and treatment methods for those adults who were victimized.
As I read through the different journal articles, Masters thesis’s, Doctoral dissertations, published books, and intervention programs I will post my thoughts, comments, and critiques. I welcome any constructive input from the readers, as well as any stories of your personal experiences that you don’t mind sharing. I do want to note, that while it is my hope that anyone reading this site will benefit from it, this site is in no way a replacement for therapy, is not a formal support group or therapy group, and I am in no way your therapist.
This forum offers NO CONFIDENTILITY.
If you would like further information on finding support in your area, I would be more than happy to help you look, though at this point my searches haven’t turned up a whole lot.
That all being said, it is now time for me to begin.
Thank you sincerely,
R. Brian Salinas, MA
Psy.D. (candidate)
I am currently a graduate student working on a dissertation that will research the long term effects of bullying on the victims. Who do the victims become in adulthood and what impact did the victimization have on the choices made in adulthood. Most people can point to anecdotal examples, i.e. the skinny/obese child who became a bodybuilder/martial arts expert or the “ugly duckling” who underwent plastic surgery to become the beautiful swan, but is that the norm or outliers?
At this point in my search I haven’t found much research covering this topic or information about support for adults who were victimized as children.
It is my hope that out of my research I will be able to not only open doors to further research in this area, but also uncover replicateable interventions that can be used to help those children currently suffering from victimization and hopefully to launch support group and treatment methods for those adults who were victimized.
As I read through the different journal articles, Masters thesis’s, Doctoral dissertations, published books, and intervention programs I will post my thoughts, comments, and critiques. I welcome any constructive input from the readers, as well as any stories of your personal experiences that you don’t mind sharing. I do want to note, that while it is my hope that anyone reading this site will benefit from it, this site is in no way a replacement for therapy, is not a formal support group or therapy group, and I am in no way your therapist.
This forum offers NO CONFIDENTILITY.
If you would like further information on finding support in your area, I would be more than happy to help you look, though at this point my searches haven’t turned up a whole lot.
That all being said, it is now time for me to begin.
Thank you sincerely,
R. Brian Salinas, MA
Psy.D. (candidate)
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