Figure 3
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Identification of Reciprocal Friendships by Peer Status
746 children with valid sociometric data
from these
110 (15%) popular
90 (12%) rejected
29 (4%) neglected
20 (3%) controversial
335 (45%) average
162 (21%) unclassified
from these with Friendship Interview data
92 popular children
64 rejected children
22 neglected children
15 controversial children
284 average children
130 unclassified children
= 607
from these with at least one reciprocated friendship
85 (92%) popular
44 (6%%) rejected
(6 with exclusive mutual nominations)
14 (64%) neglected
15 (100%) controversial
253 (89%) average
(20 with exclusive mutual nominations)
114 (88%) unclassified
(14 with exclusive mutual nominations)
= 525