Sebanc Anne M, Kearns Kathryn T, Hernandez Maria D, Galvin Katie B
Department of Education and Child Development, Whittier College, Whittier, CA 90601, USA.
J Genet Psychol. 2007 Mar;168(1):81-95. doi: 10.3200/GNTP.168.1.81-96.
In this study, the authors investigated the characteristics that predict best friend status in young children. One hundred and twenty-four preschool, kindergarten, and first-grade children identified their "best friend" and up to four "other friends" in their class. Teachers completed a questionnaire about each friendship to determine positive and negative features of the relationships. First, the authors used individual characteristics to predict if a child had a best friend. The variables age, gender, and peer acceptance predicted that a child would have a best friend. Second, positive friendship features positively predicted best friendships in analyses of all friendship pairs. Best friendships are meaningful relationships to children even at this young age and offer children more positive experiences than do other friendships.
在本研究中，作者调查了预测幼儿中最好朋友关系的特征。124名学前班、幼儿园和一年级的儿童确定了他们在班级中的“最好朋友”以及最多四个“其他朋友”。教师完成了一份关于每段友谊的问卷，以确定这些关系的积极和消极特征。首先，作者使用个体特征来预测一个孩子是否有最好的朋友。年龄、性别和同伴接纳度这些变量能够预测一个孩子会有最好的朋友。其次，在对所有友谊对的分析中，积极的友谊特征能正向预测最好的友谊关系。即使在这个年幼的年龄，最好的友谊关系对孩子们来说也是有意义的关系，并且比其他友谊能为孩子们提供更多积极的体验。
