12 male and 12 female counselors' estimates of the sociometric status of 60 boys and 61 girls were compared to their peer-rated acceptance within small, same-sex living groups at a 3-wk. camp. Adults' estimates and child-derived ranks for liking were strongly correlated for both physically handicapped and nonhandicapped children of both sexes. Physical attractiveness may be a mediator of the relationship between these judgments.
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