Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Division of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA.
J Adolesc. 2012 Apr;35(2):451-4. doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2011.05.005. Epub 2011 Jun 22.
Previous research suggests that anxiously withdrawn preadolescents demonstrate success in forming friendships, yet these friendships tend to be of lesser quality. Drawing on Selman's (1980) theory of interpersonal understanding, we compared levels of friendship understanding between anxiously withdrawn preadolescents and a sample of non-withdrawn age mates. Fifth graders (N = 116; 58% girls; mean age = 10.33 yrs) completed same-sex friendship and social behavior nominations, as well as a semi-structured clinical interview assessing understanding of various friendship issues in response to a hypothetical friendship dilemma. Results suggest that anxiously withdrawn preadolescents demonstrated lower levels of friendship understanding for some, but not all, friendship issues that may be related to friendship quality. The findings suggest that social cognitive assessments of friendship may be useful in understanding the friendship successes and difficulties of anxiously withdrawn preadolescents.
先前的研究表明,焦虑退缩的青春期前儿童在建立友谊方面取得了成功,但这些友谊往往质量较低。本研究以 Selman(1980)的人际理解理论为基础,比较了焦虑退缩的青春期前儿童和一组非退缩年龄同伴的友谊理解水平。五年级学生(N=116;58%为女生;平均年龄=10.33 岁)完成了同性友谊和社会行为提名,以及半结构化临床访谈,以评估他们对各种友谊问题的理解,这些问题是对一个假设的友谊困境的回应。结果表明,对于一些但不是所有可能与友谊质量有关的友谊问题,焦虑退缩的青春期前儿童表现出较低的友谊理解水平。研究结果表明,对友谊的社会认知评估可能有助于理解焦虑退缩的青春期前儿童在友谊方面的成功和困难。