What are children who are rarely selected positively or negatively in the peer-accepted aspect called?

What are children who are rarely selected positively or negatively in the peer-accepted aspect called? Correct Answer Neglected children

Peer acceptance refers to the degree to which children are liked versus disliked by their peers and included versus excluded from participation in the peer group. 

Key Points 

Neglected children
  • Neglect is the failure to provide for or meet a child's basic physical, emotional, educational, and medical needs.
  • Parents or caregivers may leave a child in the care of a person who is known to be abusive, or they may leave a young child unattended. There are many forms of neglect.
  • They are rarely selected positively or negatively by their peers. It means that their peers very rarely accept them.
Controversial children
  • Controversial children, combining characteristics of popular and rejected profiles, are very liked by some peers, but actively disliked by others.
  • They are visible, active, assertive, and extremely sociable, often perceived as leaders.
  • They are positively or negatively accepted by their peers.
Popular children
  • Popular children are children or adolescents who are well-liked and/or admired by their peers.
  • They are positively accepted by their peers.
Rejected children
  • A "rejected child" is a child who is left out and disliked by his or her peers. 
  • They are negatively accepted by their peers.

 

Thus, neglected children are rarely selected positively or negatively in the peer-accepted.

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