STABILITY OF SOCIOMETRIC STATUS IN 2 DIFF ERENT SOCIAL CONTEXTS

The aim of this study was to evaluate the stability of the sociometric status of school age children in two different social settings and ov er a one year period. The inter-group and longitudinal stability of el ements of peer's evaluations, which served to establish sociometric st atus, and the stability of behavioral correlates were analyzed. The re sults suggested that only negative elements of peer assessment evaluat ion and rejected status presented modest stability across time and set tings. Finally, implications of these results for evaluation and inter vention with socially maladjusted children were discussed.