Ana Josefa Cañas-Lerma, Paula Hidalgo-Andrade, Viviana Araujo-Lugo, Gabriela Moya, Sebastià Verger
Emotional experiences in palliative care and professional quality of life: a qualitative approach
Palliative care and social practice
much prior research documented negative associations aggression peer relationships social skills research begun examine whether forms aggression also may associated prosocial skills increased social status however studies examined associations within diverse samples elementary aged youth current study examined associations aggression popularity social preference leadership among 227 urban ethnic minority 74 african american 9 biracial including african american 12 ethnic minorities 5 european american elementary school youth average age 95 years 485 female results indicated urban high risk environment displaying aggressive behaviors associated increased perceived popularity decreased social preference cases increased perceived leadership results also suggested gender differences association forms aggression ie relational overt popularity current study underscores importance examining youth leadership along forms aggression social status among urban minority youth implications future research aggression prevention programming highlighted