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ArticleJournal of youth and adolescence2025

Relations between Peer Group Status Hierarchy and Loneliness in Chinese and Canadian Adolescents: The Role of Group Support.

Meng Yang, Yan Sun, Tong Zhou, Keqin Zhang, Biao Sang, Junsheng Liu, Xinyin Chen, Lynne Zarbatany, Wendy E Ellis

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Meng YangSchool of Psychology and Cognitive Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China.
Yan SunSchool of Psychology and Cognitive Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China.
Tong ZhouSchool of Psychology and Cognitive Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China.
Keqin ZhangDepartment of Human Development and Family Studies, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.
Biao SangSchool of Psychology and Cognitive Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China. bsang@psy.ecnu.edu.cn.
Junsheng LiuSchool of Psychology and Cognitive Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China. jasonliu@yeah.net.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6823-0617
Xinyin ChenGraduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Lynne ZarbatanyDepartment of Psychology, University of Western Ontario, Westminster Hall, London, ON, Canada.
Wendy E EllisDepartment of Psychology, King's University College at Western University, London, ON, Canada.

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Ministry of Education and Humanities and Social Science Project 24YJA190010
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Status hierarchy, defined as within-group differentiation in individual status, ranging from egalitarian to hierarchical, is a common phenomenon in adolescents' peer groups. However, the implications of peer group status hierarchy for individual adjustment remain unclear in different social and cultural contexts. This two-wave longitudinal study with an interval of 10 months aimed to explore how peer group status hierarchy was associated with loneliness and how group support mediated the associations in Chinese and Canadian adolescents. Participants were fourth- to eighth-grade students in urban China (n = 787; 343 girls; Mage = 12.55 years) and Canada (n = 1033; 589 girls; Mage = 11.81 years). Data on group status hierarchy, group support, and loneliness were obtained from self-reports. Results indicated that greater status hierarchy within groups was associated with higher loneliness in both countries. However, the mediating effect of group support differed. In Canada, greater group status hierarchy predicted lower peer support, leading to increased loneliness, whereas in China, greater status hierarchy predicted higher peer support, which subsequently reduced loneliness. These findings highlight both similarities and differences in the functional meanings of adolescents' peer group hierarchy in Chinese and North American societies.

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Adolescent BehaviorLonelinessPeer GroupSocial SupportAdolescentCanadaChildChinaCross-Cultural ComparisonEast Asian PeopleFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleSocial IdentificationGroup status hierarchyGroup supportLoneliness

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