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nondeviant

nondeviant

7.0
Behaving in the usual way that most people accept
  • adjective
  • /nɒnˈdiːviənt/
translation icon : convencional
  • Significantly more nondeviant than deviant participants reported full-time jobs, whereas more deviant than nondeviant participants reported part-time jobs during the previous 3 years.
  • nondeviant participants
  • more nondeviant
  • significantly more nondeviant

Examples

  • Our findings suggest further that the quality of current or recent peer relationships is also associated with good versus poor young adult outcomes; for example, several nondeviant participants named friends who were positive influences in their lives.

    Academic text (2000)
  • In the group discussion, her ideas were considered nondeviant, aligning well with the team's goals.

  • Deviant participants obtained significantly lower global ratings for their reported goals than did nondeviant participants.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Deviant participants also obtained significantly lower global ratings for successes than nondeviant participants did.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Of 15 different living situations, 3 showed significant differences between participants classified as deviant versus nondeviant.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Comparisons between deviant and nondeviant participants revealed a number of factors associated with relatively good versus poor outcomes.

    Academic text (2000)
  • A second advantage was our use of multiple measures to identify participants with good (nondeviant) versus poor (deviant) outcomes.

    Academic text (2000)
  • As might be expected, significantly more nondeviant (78.4%) than deviant (46.8%) participants reported no services for at least one of the three previous years.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Accordingly, 62 participants (35.8%) were classified as deviant and 111 participants (64.2%) were classified as nondeviant.

    Academic text (2000)
  • In addition, a borderline effect suggested more athletic or sports accomplishments for nondeviant than deviant participants (25.2 vs. 12.9%), p = .056.

    Academic text (2000)

Synonyms

normative
vsnondeviant
  • Formal
14 7.4

About rules or ideas that say how people should behave

describes actual agreement with norms rather than telling how to behave
conformist
vsnondeviant
6 6.0

Behaving in a way that follows rules instead of trying new ideas

is neutral about rules and may not actively resist change

Antonyms

26 8.1

Very different from what most people accept in behavior or morals

How Conforming

orthodox
30 5.9
conventional
175 2.8
nondeviant
7.0
deviant
26 8.1

Surface Forms

nondeviant positive

Morphology

nondeviant = deviant (transparent) = non + deviant

Formed by the productive negative prefix 'non-' added to the adjective 'deviant'; the meaning is a straightforward negation.

Etymology

Nondeviant is made of non- meaning 'not' and deviant meaning 'turning away from the usual way', which comes from an old word for 'road' or 'way'. So, something nondeviant does not turn away from accepted standards and stays with what is usual.