Sociometry studies of children

Sociometry has been used in education to help teachers grapple with group aspects of teaching.

Books

 * Anguera Argilaga, M. T., Santoyo Velasco, C., & Espinosa Aramburu, M. C. (2003). Evaluating links intensity in social networks in a school context through observational designs. Ashland, OH: Hogrefe & Huber Publishers.
 * Barclay, J. R. (1992). Sociometry, temperament, and school psychology. Hillsdale, NJ, England: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.
 * Bear, G. G., & Rys, G. S. (1994). Moral reasoning, classroom behavior, and sociometric status among elementary school children: Developmental Psychology Vol 30(5) Sep 1994, 633-638.

Papers

 * Bogucki, J., & Maciag, M. (1997). The validity and reliability of sociometric techniques used to study preschool children: Psychologia Wychowawcza Vol 40(2) Mar-Apr 1997, 168-176.
 * Boschee, M. K. (1992). The effect of sociometric and non-sociometric grouping on students' social acceptance and small group verbal interaction: Dissertation Abstracts International.
 * Brendgen, M., Little, T. D., & Krappmann, L. (2000). Rejected children and their friends: A shared evaluation of friendship quality? : Merrill-Palmer Quarterly Vol 46(1) Jan 2000, 45-70.
 * Bryant, B. K. (1992). Conflict resolution strategies in relation to children's peer relations: Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology Vol 13(1) Jan-Mar 1992, 35-50.
 * Bukowski, W. M., & Cillessen, A. H. (1998). Sociometry then and now: Building on six decades of measuring children's experiences with the peer group. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
 * Bullock, J. R. (1992). Children without friends: Who are they and how can teachers help? : Childhood Education Vol 69(2) Win 1992, 92-96.
 * Cadwallader, T. W. (2000). Sociometry reconsidered: The social context of peer rejection in childhood: International Journal of Action Methods: Psychodrama, Skill Training, and Role Playing Vol 53(3-4) Fal-Win 2000-2001, 99-118.
 * Carton, E. E. (1996). Children's sociometric status: Sex differences in the correlates of peer acceptance and rejection. Dissertation Abstracts International: Section B: The Sciences and Engineering.
 * Cillessen, A. H., Van Ijzendoorn, H. W., Van Lieshout, C. F., & Hartup, W. W. (1992). Heterogeneity among peer-rejected boys: Subtypes and stabilities: Child Development Vol 63(4) Aug 1992, 893-905.
 * Cirino, R. J., & Beck, S. J. (1991). Social information processing and the effects of reputational, situational, developmental, and gender factors among children's sociometric groups: Merrill-Palmer Quarterly Vol 37(4) Oct 1991, 561-582.
 * Conceicao, M. I. G., & Sudbrack, M. F. O. (2004). Sociometric Study of an Alternative Institution for Street Children: Building a Pedagogic Proposal: Psicologia: Reflexao e Critica Vol 17(2) 2004, 277-286.
 * Conderman, G. J. (1990). The social status of 6th and 7th grade students with learning disabilities: Dissertation Abstracts International.
 * Cossa, M. A. (2003). Taming Puberty: Using Psychodrama, Sociodrama, and Sociometry with Adolescent Groups. New York, NY: Springer Publishing Co.
 * Crick, N. R., & Ladd, G. W. (1993). Children's perceptions of their peer experiences: Attributions, loneliness, social anxiety, and social avoidance: Developmental Psychology Vol 29(2) Mar 1993, 244-254.
 * Czeschlik, T., & Rost, D. H. (1995). Sociometric types and children's intelligence: British Journal of Developmental Psychology Vol 13(2) Jun 1995, 177-189.
 * Dalic Pavelic, S., Fulgosi Masnjak, R., & Stancic, Z. (2004). The influence of the structured games program on the sociometric position of special needs pupil in the regular primary school: Hrvatska Revija Za Rehabilitacijska Istrazivanja Vol 40(1) 2004, 13-24.
 * Daniel, S. (2006). Day by Day--Role Theory, Sociometry, and Psychodrama With Adolescents and Young Women: Journal of Group Psychotherapy, Psychodrama & Sociometry Vol 58(4) Win 2006, 195-205.
 * Demir, A., & Tarhan, N. (2001). Loneliness and social dissatisfaction in Turkish adolescents: Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied Vol 135(1) Jan 2001, 113-123.
 * Denham, S. A., & Holt, R. W. (1993). Preschoolers' likability as cause or consequence of their social behavior: Developmental Psychology Vol 29(2) Mar 1993, 271-275.
 * Denham, S. A., & McKinley, M. (1993). Sociometric nominations of preschoolers: A psychometric analysis: Early Education and Development Vol 4(2) Apr 1993, 109-122
 * Droege, K. L., & Stipek, D. J. (1993). Children's use of dispositions to predict classmates' behavior: Developmental Psychology Vol 29(4) Jul 1993, 646-654.
 * Dumas, M. C. (1994). The relative contributions of children's behavior and peer evaluations to the sociometric evaluation process and children's memories of evaluated children. Dissertation Abstracts International: Section B: The Sciences and Engineering.
 * Duncan, M. K., & Cohen, R. (1995). Liking within the peer group as a function of children's sociometric status and sex: Child Study Journal Vol 25(4) 1995, 265-287.
 * Dunn, J. C., Dunn, J. G. H., & Bayduza, A. (2007). Perceived athletic competence, sociometric status, and loneliness in elementary school children: Journal of Sport Behavior Vol 30(3) Sep 2007, 249-269.
 * Dunstone, S., & Zea, A. (1995). Sociometric assessment of social integration of students from culturally diverse backgrounds at a nonresidential university: Journal of Group Psychotherapy, Psychodrama & Sociometry Vol 47(4) Win 1995, 165-176.
 * Elenbaas, D. M. (1996). Types of aggression and their relationship to sociometric status in preadolescent girls. Dissertation Abstracts International: Section B: The Sciences and Engineering.
 * Erhardt, D., & Hinshaw, S. P. (1994). Initial sociometric impressions of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and comparison boys: Predictions from social behaviors and from nonbehavioral variables: Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology Vol 62(4) Aug 1994, 833-842.
 * Eronen, S., & Nurmi, J.-E. (2001). Sociometric status of young adults: Behavioural correlates, and cognitive-motivational antecedents and consequences: International Journal of Behavioral Development Vol 25(3) May 2001, 203-213.
 * Erwin, P. G., & Letchford, J. (2003). Types of preschool experience and sociometric status in the primary school: Social Behavior and Personality Vol 31(2) 2003, 129-132.
 * Frederickson, N. L., & Furnham, A. F. (1998). Sociometric-status-group classification of mainstreamed children who have moderate learning difficulties: An investigation of personal and environmental factors: Journal of Educational Psychology Vol 90(4) Dec 1998, 772-783.
 * Frederickson, N. L., & Furnham, A. F. (2001). The long-term stability of sociometric status classification: A longitudinal study of included pupils who have moderate learning difficulties and their mainstream peers: Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry Vol 42(5) Jul 2001, 581-592.
 * French, D. C. (1990). Heterogeneity of peer-rejected girls: Child Development Vol 61(6) Dec 1990, 2028-2031.
 * Frentz, C., Gresham, F. M., & Elliott, S. N. (1991). Popular, controversial, neglected, and rejected adolescents: Contrasts of social competence and achievement differences: Journal of School Psychology Vol 29(2) Sum 1991, 109-120.
 * Franz, D. Z., & Gross, A. M. (2001). Child sociometric status and parent behaviors: An observational study: Behavior Modification Vol 25(1) Jan 2001, 3-20.
 * Geckova, A. M., Orosova, O. g., & Madaras, T. (2004). Selected issues of application of sociometry in school praxis: Ceskoslovenska Psychologie Vol 48(3) 2004, 263-277.
 * Gershoni, J. (2003). Psychodrama in the 21st Century: Clinical and Educational Applications. New York, NY: Springer Publishing Co.
 * Gifford-Smith, M. E. (1999). Developmental, gender, and sociometric status differences in children's teasing and aggressive behavior. Dissertation Abstracts International: Section B: The Sciences and Engineering.
 * Guldner, C. A., & Stone-Winestock, P. (1995). The use of sociometry in teaching at the university level: Journal of Group Psychotherapy, Psychodrama & Sociometry Vol 47(4) Win 1995, 177-185.
 * Harrist, A. W., Zaia, A. F., Bates, J. E., Dodge, K. A., & Pettit, G. S. (1997). Subtypes of social withdrawal in early childhood: Sociometric status and social-cognitive differences across four years: Child Development Vol 68(2) Apr 1997, 278-294.
 * Hoff, K. E. (1999). The social affiliations of rejected youth in residential treatment: Investigating peer group structure through sociometric and social networking techniques. Dissertation Abstracts International: Section B: The Sciences and Engineering.
 * Howe, T. R. (1996). Friendship quality, sociometric status, and loneliness in abused and non-abused children. Dissertation Abstracts International: Section B: The Sciences and Engineering.
 * Hrasnova, M. (1996). The sociometric status of a creative pupil: Psychologia a Patopsychologia Dietata Vol 31(4) 1996, 346-351.
 * Hubbard, J. A. (1995). Emotion expression in children's peer interaction. Dissertation Abstracts International: Section B: The Sciences and Engineering.
 * Inderbitzen, H. M., Walters, K. S., & Bukowski, A. L. (1997). The role of social anxiety in adolescent peer relations: Differences among sociometric status groups and rejected subgroups: Journal of Clinical Child Psychology Vol 26(4) Dec 1997, 338-348.
 * Iverson, A. M., & Cook, G. L. (1994). Guardian consent for children's participation in sociometric research: Psychology in the Schools Vol 31(2) Apr 1994, 108-112.
 * Jarvinen, D. W. (1995). The relationships of social-efficacy, social goals, and beliefs about the causes of social success to satisfaction and sociometric status in adolescent peer relations. Dissertation Abstracts International: Section B: The Sciences and Engineering.
 * Jason, L. A., Danner, K. E., Weine, A. M., Kurasaki, K. S., & et al. (1994). Academic follow-up data on two cohorts of high-risk transfer children: Early Education and Development Vol 5(4) Oct 1994, 277-288.
 * Juffer, F., Stams, G.-J. J. M., & van Ijzendoorn, M. H. (2004). Adopted children's problem behavior is significantly related to their ego resiliency, ego control, and sociometric status: Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry Vol 45(4) May 2004, 697-706.
 * Kastelova, D., & Szenteova, I. (1991). Sociometric status of speech disordered child in the basic school class: Psychologia a Patopsychologia Dietata Vol 26(1) 1991, 29-34.
 * Kaya, A. (2007). Sociometric status, depression, and locus of control among Turkish early adolescents: Social Behavior and Personality Vol 35(10) 2007, 1405-1414.