Month/Year of Graduation

12-2025

Degree Name

Bachelor of Science (B.S.)

Department

Psychology

First Advisor

Mithra Pirooz

Abstract

Sociometric popularity measures how well-liked a person is among peers. Life satisfaction has been positively related to self-perception and social functioning, whereas school satisfaction has been linked to stronger peer ties. This study examined how life and school satisfaction affected change in popularity over the course of a school year and how self-perception moderates said relationship. Participants included 182 fifth- and sixth-graders in Montreal, who completed 13 surveys over the school year. Popularity was measured via peer nominations at T1 and T13. Satisfaction variables and self-perception were measured via self-reports at T2 and T13, respectively. A hierarchical regression indicated that 72% of the variance in popularity at T13 was accounted for by popularity at T1, with an additional 1% accounted for by life and school satisfaction. Additional regressions indicated that physical and social competence marginally significantly moderated the relationship. The novelty of the current study lies in its identification of school and life satisfaction as predictors of popularity, and in its examination of the moderating roles of physical and social competence. These results emphasize the importance of well-being and self-concept in shaping adolescents’ social standing and provide meaningful implications for research and interventions targeting peer relations and adjustment

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