TY - JOUR
T1 - Principles for studying contextual variations in peer experiences
T2 - Rules for peer radicals
AU - Bukowski, William M.
AU - Dirks, Melanie
AU - Infantino, Erika
AU - DeLay, Dawn
N1 - Funding Information:
Work on this paper was supported by grants to the first two authors from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada and from the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) to the fourth author.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021
PY - 2021/7/1
Y1 - 2021/7/1
N2 - Studies of contextual variations in the features and effects of children's experiences with agemates have enriched our understanding of the basic functioning of the peer system. They have also expanded our understanding of specificity of developmental processes. Using existing research on contextual variations in peer relations as our point of departure, our “Call for Action” consists of eight “rules” designed to guide research on the role of peer relations in the effects of culture and socioeconomic status and inequality on development. These rules are concerned with how peer researchers conceptualize the contexts they study, how they measure and study the features of these contexts, and how they engage with other researchers interested in contextual analyses. The goal of our “Call To Action” is to promote the conceptual clarity and empirical power of research on contextual variability in the features and effects of experiences with peers.
AB - Studies of contextual variations in the features and effects of children's experiences with agemates have enriched our understanding of the basic functioning of the peer system. They have also expanded our understanding of specificity of developmental processes. Using existing research on contextual variations in peer relations as our point of departure, our “Call for Action” consists of eight “rules” designed to guide research on the role of peer relations in the effects of culture and socioeconomic status and inequality on development. These rules are concerned with how peer researchers conceptualize the contexts they study, how they measure and study the features of these contexts, and how they engage with other researchers interested in contextual analyses. The goal of our “Call To Action” is to promote the conceptual clarity and empirical power of research on contextual variability in the features and effects of experiences with peers.
KW - Culture
KW - Peer relations
KW - Socioeconomic inequality
KW - Socioeconomic status
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U2 - 10.1016/j.appdev.2021.101295
DO - 10.1016/j.appdev.2021.101295
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85111538812
SN - 0193-3973
VL - 76
JO - Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology
JF - Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology
M1 - 101295
ER -