New study of over 1,000 teenagers finds that popularity with ingroup but not outgroup members predicts self-esteem. In turn, self-esteem predicts self but not peer perceptions of popularity. This indicates that how popular one perceives themselves to be in their ingroup is central to self-esteem.

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New study of over 1,000 teenagers finds that popularity with ingroup but not outgroup members predicts self-esteem. In turn, self-esteem predicts self but not peer perceptions of popularity. This indicates that how popular one perceives themselves to be in their ingroup is central to self-esteem.