Peer popularity constitutes a pivotal developmental task to adolescents’ current and future adaptation. This study identified distinct adolescent popularity profiles and explored their links with excessive Internet usage and interpersonal sensitivity. The sample included 2090 students attending Greek high schools (M_age = 16.16, SD = 0.91). Their popularity was measured via self-report and peer sociometric means. They also responded to the Internet Addiction Test (IAT) and the Interpersonal Sensitivity subscale of the Symptom Checklist-90-Revised (SCL-90-R). A sequence of latent profile analysis, ANOVAs and linear regression models were performed. Three distinct popularity profiles were revealed: the “Average Confident” (68.4%), the “Socially Vulnerable” (26.8%), and the “Insecure Bi-Strategic” (4.8%). These profiles did not significantly vary regarding their Internet usage and interpersonal sensitivity behaviours. Interestingly, lower self-perceived popularity predicted higher interpersonal sensitivity, whereas higher actual popularity predicted excessive Internet use. Findings have important implications for student-tailored mental health prevention and intervention practices.

同伴的普及是青少年当前和未来适应的关键发展任务。这项研究确定了不同的青少年受欢迎程度，并探讨了他们与互联网过度使用和人际关系的敏感性之间的联系。样本包括2090名在希腊高中就读的学生（M_年龄= 16.16，SD = 0.91）。他们的受欢迎程度是通过自我报告和同龄人的社会计量方法来衡量的。他们还回应了互联网成瘾测试（IAT）和人际敏感性症状检查表-90-修订版（SCL-90-R）的子量表。进行了一系列潜在特征分析，方差分析和线性回归模型。揭示了三个截然不同的受欢迎程度：“平均自信”（68.4％），“社交易受伤害”（26.8％）和“不安全的双重战略”（4.8％）。这些配置文件在Internet使用和人际交往行为方面没有显着差异。有趣的是，较低的自我感知的受欢迎程度预示着较高的人际关系敏感性，而较高的实际受欢迎程度预示了过度使用互联网。研究结果对学生量身定制的心理健康预防和干预措施具有重要意义。