Morison and Masten Identified Popular and Rejected Children in Grades

Morison and Masten identified popular and rejected children in grades 3-6 and then assessed their academic achievement, social skill, and self-esteem seven years later. In their follow-up, they found that the popular children were ________ than the rejected children.

A) less competent socially, had lower self-esteem, but were more successful in school
B) more competent socially and in school but were more likely to have low self-esteem
C) more competent socially, had higher self-esteem, but were no more successful in school
D) more competent socially, had higher self-esteem, and were doing better in school