Prosociale, Coërcieve en Inspirational Behavior-Gedragsstrategieën als Voorspellers van Resource Control en Perceived Popularity

Abstract

Social dominance in school classes is often measured by resource control and perceived popularity. In earlier research, prosocial and coercive behavioral strategies were theoretically and empirically associated with resource control and perceived popularity. In this study, inspirational behavior strategies were examined as a possible third, additional predictor of resource control and perceived popularity. An online survey was filled in by 619 first grade adolescents. Peer nominations were used to measure the study variables. Two multiple regression analyses concluded that inspirational behavior strategies are the largest predictor of both resource control and perceived popularity, followed by coercive strategies. Prosocial strategies were a small predictor for resource control, and a non-significant predictor for perceived popularity. The results show the importance of studying different forms of social dominance, because not all these forms have been studied extensively.