sociometry
/ˌsəʊʃɪˈɒmɪtri/ /ˌsəʊsɪˈɒmɪtri
/noun [mass noun]
The study of relationships within a group of people.For this reasons, in some circles the term sociometry refers to a form of therapy related to psychodrama....
- A simple example of applied sociometry is to have group members make a selection on the basis of a simple, non-threatening criterion.
- Demonstrations in action will illustrate the importance of sociometry in developing diagnostic and intervention tools, as well as enhancing group dynamics.
Derivatives
sociometric
- Finally, we examine the extent to which children's strategies for coping with everyday rejection explain variance in their social and behavioral adjustment above and beyond the effect of their sociometric status alone.
- During peer sociometric interviews in kindergarten, children were shown pictures of each classmate and asked to rate how much he/she liked that classmate on a 5-point scale.
- Compared to other students, bullies have larger friendship groups, higher sociometric rankings, and earlier dating experiences after controlling for pubertal development.
sociometrically
- Complicating this picture, not all children sociometrically categorized as rejected completely lack friendships; over half have at least one reciprocal best friend.
- Before describing the current study, we review the relevant literature on peer treatment of sociometrically rejected children that formed the basis for these research questions.
- Stam reported that sociometrically chosen groups performed significantly better on the divergent thinking task, although there were no significant differences on the convergent thinking task.
sociometrist
- My passion as a psychodramatist and sociometrist continues to be its many applications in education.
- Applied sociometrists seek to help their subjects expand and develop their social networks.
- The basis of social network visualization was laid by researchers who called themselves sociometrists.