Freyberg Robin J
Department of Psychology, Stern College for Women, Yeshiva University, New York, NY 10016, USA.
Adolescence. 2009 Spring;44(173):33-54.
Social experiences are central to the adolescent experience (Hartup & Stevens, 1997). The current study examined how this emphasis on social behavior would be reflected in both quantitative and qualitative measures. To do this, 57 adolescent girls (aged 11-19 years) completed questionnaires about their achievements and social and relaxation activities. They also composed a sample of a personal experience. Results demonstrated that social activities were among the most time-consuming and enjoyable activities of their day and were engaged in voluntarily. Analysis of their writing samples demonstrated that adolescents incorporated more affiliation themes than achievement or power themes. However, quantitative measures did not predict qualitative measures. Such findings demonstrate the importance of incorporating multiple methods of measurement in adolescent research.
社交经历是青少年经历的核心（哈图普和史蒂文斯，1997）。本研究考察了这种对社交行为的重视如何在定量和定性测量中得到体现。为此，57名青春期女孩（年龄在11至19岁之间）完成了关于她们的成就以及社交和放松活动的问卷。她们还撰写了一份个人经历样本。结果表明，社交活动是她们一天中最耗时且最有趣的活动之一，并且是自愿参与的。对她们写作样本的分析表明，青少年纳入的归属主题比成就或权力主题更多。然而，定量测量并不能预测定性测量。这些发现证明了在青少年研究中采用多种测量方法的重要性。
