title: Behavioral reputation: a cross-age perspective.
abstract: This study examined the measurement of peer perceptions of behavioral reputation within the contexts of elementary, middle, and high school environments (Grades 2-12, N = 2,812) through the systematic evaluation of the psychometric properties of the Revised Class Play (A. S. Masten, P. Morison, & D. S. Pellegrini, 1985). Confirmatory factor analyses demonstrated that the data did not fit A. S. Masten et al.'s original 3-factor structure. Cross-loading of items and different patterns of association between subscales across age groups (elementary, middle, and high school) contributed to the overall poor fit. Exploratory factor analyses revealed an alternative 4-factor structure as a more reliable and valid means of assessing behavioral reputation regardless of the age of the peer group sampled. Both convergent and divergent patterns of associations emerged across developmental levels.
authors.affiliation: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Ohio 45229-3039, USA. meg.zeller@cchmc.org
authors.forename: Meg
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zeller
authors.forename: Kathryn
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Vannatta
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schafer
authors.forename: Robert B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Noll
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010379:Peer Group; D012919:Social Behavior; D012938:Social Perception; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires