Social network, interpersonal concerns and help-seeking in primary grade school children as a function of sex, performance and economic status

Abstract

Three hundred thirty primary grade school children between 9 and 13 years ofage participated in a study oftheir social network, interperonal concerns, and help-seeking behavior, as a function of sex, school performance and economic status. Girls showed more affective association and looked for help more readily than boys. Children with poor academic performance had difficulties in forming social relationships, were less sensitive of the social consequences of their behavior and enjoyed less supportfrom friends, their immediate family and even animals. Results in general were most unfavorable for economically disadvantaged boys. Various strategies to counteract the negative effects of poor school performance are discussed.

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