Guimond Fanny-Alexandra, Altman Robert, Vitaro Frank, Brendgen Mara, Laursen Brett
School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, Canada.
Department of Psychology, Florida Atlantic University, United-States.
Int J Behav Dev. 2022 Jul;46(4):358-367. doi: 10.1177/01650254221084097. Epub 2022 Mar 24.
Two studies examine the convergence between measures of friendship and measures of liking in the assessment of friendship and peer acceptance. In the first study, 551 (301 boys and 250 girls) Canadian primary school children (ages 8 to 11) nominated friends and liked-most classmates. In the second study, 282 (127 boys and 155 girls) U.S. primary school children (ages 9 to 11) nominated friends and rated classmates on a sociometric preference scale. The results revealed considerable convergence in the assessment of friendship. Most 1, 2, and 3 ranked friends were also nominated and rated as liked-peers, suggesting that when measures of liking are used to identify friends, few top-ranked friendships are overlooked. There was less convergence in assessments of peer acceptance. Peer acceptance scores derived from friend nominations were more strongly correlated with peer acceptance scores derived from liking nominations than with those derived from sociometric preference ratings. We conclude that liking nominations accurately capture friendships, particularly best friendships. Friend nominations may be a suitable substitute for assessments of liking, but they are a poor substitute for assessments of sociometric preference.
两项研究考察了在友谊评估和同伴接纳评估中，友谊测量指标与喜爱测量指标之间的趋同性。在第一项研究中，551名（301名男孩和250名女孩）加拿大小学生（8至11岁）提名了朋友以及他们最喜欢的同学。在第二项研究中，282名（127名男孩和155名女孩）美国小学生（9至11岁）提名了朋友，并在社会测量偏好量表上对同学进行了评分。结果显示，在友谊评估方面存在相当大的趋同性。大多数排名前1、2和3的朋友也被提名并被评为受喜爱的同伴，这表明当使用喜爱测量指标来确定朋友时，很少有排名靠前的友谊会被忽视。在同伴接纳评估方面，趋同性较低。来自朋友提名的同伴接纳分数与来自喜爱提名的同伴接纳分数之间的相关性，比与来自社会测量偏好评分的同伴接纳分数之间的相关性更强。我们得出结论，喜爱提名能够准确地捕捉友谊，尤其是最亲密的友谊。朋友提名可能是喜爱评估的合适替代指标，但它们在社会测量偏好评估方面是较差的替代指标。
