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Social Psychology and Society
2018. Vol. 9, no. 2, 60–80
https://doi.org/10.17759/sps.2018090205
ISSN: 2221-1527 / 2311-7052 (online)

Adolescent’s socio-cognitive representations (images) of different social groups

 
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Abstract

The article is dedicated to the results of the study, which was aimed at the research of adolescent’s socio-cognitive representations (images) of social groups (parents, classmates, teachers, policemen, public officials). 7000 high-school students from different cities and villages of Russia took part at the research. Age: 14—18. Deviant adolescent’s socio-cognitive representations (images) are also studied. The sample of deviant adolescents — 127 participants. Method: «80 adjectives» (by A. Rean) technique was used. Сontingency table method was used for the evaluation of correlation between adjective choice preferences and the participant’s group. χ-square test was used for statistical significance evaluation. The major findings are: adolescents use mostly positive adjectives for description of parents, mostly negative descriptors for policemen and public offocials, both for classmates and teachers. Descriptor-choice preferences are found among different groups of participants.

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Keywords: social perception, image, adolescents, deviant adolescents

Journal rubric: Empirical Research

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OpenAlex topics: Psychology of Development and Education, Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia, Discourse Analysis and Cultural Communication

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Article type: scientific article

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17759/sps.2018090205

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For citation: Rean, A.A., Konovalov, I.A. (2018). Adolescent’s socio-cognitive representations (images) of different social groups. Social Psychology and Society, 9(2), 60–80. (In Russ.). https://doi.org/10.17759/sps.2018090205

© Rean A.A., Konovalov I.A., 2018

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

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Information About the Authors

Artur A. Rean, Doctor of Psychology, Professor, Head of the Laboratory for Psychology of Destructive Behavior and Aggression of Youth, Federal Scientific Center of Psychological and Multidisciplinary Research, Academician of the RAE, Moscow, Russian Federation, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1107-9530, e-mail: profrean@yandex.ru

Ivan A. Konovalov, Candidate of Science (Psychology), Research Fellow, the Laboratory for Psychology of Destructive Behavior and Aggression of Youth, Federal Scientific Center of Psychological and Multidisciplinary Research, Moscow, Russian Federation, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0982-5813, e-mail: iv.konovalov@yandex.ru

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