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dc.contributor.authorNesdale, Drew
dc.contributor.authorLambert, Anne
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T12:51:02Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T12:51:02Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.date.modified2009-12-09T07:39:38Z
dc.identifier.issn1740-5610
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/17405620600717581
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/22433
dc.description.abstractThis study assessed the immediate causal effect of peer-group rejection on children's state anxiety and self-esteem, as well as their risk-taking behaviour. Children (n = 44) aged 8 and 10 years participated in a minimal group study in which they were accepted or rejected by a peer group, following which their anxiety, self-esteem, and risk-taking behaviour were assessed. The findings revealed that peer rejection caused a substantial increase in the children's anxiety, but did not affect their self-esteem. It was also found that peer status interacted with age to influence the children's risk-taking behaviour. Following peer rejection, children's risk-taking behaviour was significantly greater at 10 compared with 8 years of age. In contrast, following peer acceptance, their risk-taking was significantly lower at 10 compared with 8 years of age. The implications of the findings for research on peer-group rejection and risk-taking behaviour are discussed.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherRoutledge
dc.publisher.placeUK
dc.publisher.urihttp://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/17405629.asp
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom19
dc.relation.ispartofpageto38
dc.relation.ispartofissue1
dc.relation.ispartofjournalEuropean Journal of Developmental Psychology
dc.relation.ispartofvolume5
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPsychology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1701
dc.titleEffects of experimentally-induced peer group rejection on children’s risk-taking behaviour.
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Health, School of Applied Psychology
gro.date.issued2008
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorNesdale, Drew R.
gro.griffith.authorLambert, Anne


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