童年中期同伴关系的变化对孤独感的影响

在一年期间追踪调查了412名3、4、5年级儿童,探讨了同伴关系变化对孤独感的影响。结果表明:对于男孩而言,友谊质量上升,1年后测得的孤独感显著降低;友谊质量下降,1年后测得的孤独感显著增强。对于女孩而言,社交自我知觉下降,其1年后的孤独感显著增强;社交自我知觉稳定组的孤独感显著降低,社交自我知觉上升组的孤独感最低。同伴关系的变化对孤独感的影响因性别而异。

Loneliness as a Function of the Stability of Peer Relationship in Middle Childhood

This study longitudinally investigated 412 elementary school children from the third grade to the fifth in June 2002 and in June 2003.It examined the function of the stability of sociometric status,friendship quality,self-perceived social competence on loneliness.The results indicated that after a 1-year interval boys(not girls),with friendship quality increased,reported significantly lower scores of loneliness;with friendship quality decreased,they reported significantly higher scores of loneliness;girls(not boys),with self-perceived social competence increased,reported significantly lower scores of loneliness,and with self-perceived social competence decreased,they reported significantly higher scores of loneliness.In short,the effect of the stability of peer relationship on loneliness depended on gender difference.