title: The relationship between leadership and sociometric status among preschool children.
abstract: In the present study the relationship between leadership behavior and sociometric status among preschool children was examined. Leadership behaviors of 24 6-year-old Japanese children were observed during free play and scored on the basis of a 2-dimensional leadership scale (facilitation of play and consideration-evaluation of playmates; Fukada, Fukada, & Hicks, 1994). Participants were categorized into three sociometric-status groups. Children who had high sociometric status showed higher scores on both leadership dimensions than those with low sociometric status.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Hiroshima University, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fukada
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fukada
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hicks
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior / Q000145:classification; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007564:Japan; D007857:Leadership; D008297:Male; D019370:Observation; D010379:Peer Group; D010988:Play and Playthings; D012919:Social Behavior; D012963:Sociometric Techniques