Social network analysis and its applications to school psychology: A tutorial.

Social network analysis (SNA) consists of a broad set of frameworks and methods to assess how direct and indirect relationships influence individual functioning. Although interest in SNA has steadily increased in the psychological sciences, school psychology has not kept pace. This article provides a general overview of core SNA concepts, including how network data is typically collected in schools.

Introduction to the special issue: Social network analysis and its application to schools.

Social network analysis (SNA) consists of a set of theories and methods that considers the direct and relationships in a clearly defined context. Although SNA research has witnessed rapid growth in the social sciences, school psychology has not kept pace. The lack of SNA studies in school psychology journals is interesting given that many topics of interest in the field both influence-and are influenced by-the social context.

Adolescent controversial status brokers: A double-edged sword.

Using a 3-wave longitudinal, multidimensional approach, this study investigated the influence of social network position and social status on the psychosocial outcomes of 440 youth (45.1% girls; Mage = 16.1 years; 90.

Validation of the ostracism experience scale for adolescents.

This study validates a new self-report measure, the Ostracism Experience Scale for Adolescents (OES-A). Nineteen items were tested on a sample of 876 high school seniors to assess 2 of the most common ostracism experiences: being actively excluded from the peer group and being largely ignored by others. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, bivariate correlations, and hierarchical regression provided support for the construct validity of the measure.