Resource Control Theorie uitgebreid en strenger toegepast: Welke strategiegebruiker verkrijgt de hoogste peerstatus?

Abstract

This research is part of the Dynamics of Youth program from Utrecht University. We examined whether recourse control groups who differ in their use of coercive and/or prosocial strategy use also differ from each other on peer status. Data was collected from 27 different first grade classes of 27 different secondary schools (N=732). Hawley’s Resource Control Theory functioned as a base for the classification of children by their coercive and prosocial strategy use. We expanded the prosocial strategy by adding a new subgroup: inspiring followers. Moreover, we used a stricter operationalization for coercive and prosocial strategy use by adding the word ‘trying’. Peer status was measured by resource control, perceived popularity and likeability. The results showed that bistrategic controllers gain the most resource control and perceived popularity. These results were consistent with the previous results of Hawley’s research. When it comes to being likeable, the prosocial controllers scored highest. These results differ with the results from Hawley.