Sociometric Classroom Popularity and Children's Reports of Parental Child-Rearing Behaviors

Abstract

48 boys and 48 girls in Grades 4, 5, and 6 were selected from a larger group of children on the basis of being high or low in sociometric popularity with their classmates. Their reports of perceived parental child-rearing behaviors were compared. Ss high in popularity reported significantly greater acceptance by parents than did Ss low in popularity, while all Ss reported greater acceptance by mothers than fathers. Two measures of parental control, corresponding to covert intrusiveness and overt rule-making, did not differentiate Ss of high and low peer popularity.