Bagwell C L, Newcomb A F, Bukowski W M
Duke University, USA.
Child Dev. 1998 Feb;69(1):140-53.
Although peer-rejected children appear to be at risk for later difficulties, the contribution of preadolescent friendship to adaptive adjustment lacks an empirical foundation. In this 12 year follow-up investigation, 30 young adults who had a stable, reciprocal best friend in fifth grade and 30 who had been chumless completed measures of adjustment in multiple domains. Friendship and peer rejection were found to have unique implications for adaptive development. Lower levels of preadolescent peer rejection uniquely predicted overall life status adjustment, whereas friended preadolescents had higher levels of general self-worth in adulthood even after controlling for perceived competence in preadolescence. In contrast, peer rejection and the absence of friendship were both associated with psychopathological symptoms in adulthood, although neither was uniquely predictive of symptomatology.
尽管被同伴拒绝的儿童似乎面临日后出现问题的风险，但青春期前的友谊对适应性调整的作用缺乏实证依据。在这项为期12年的随访调查中，30名在五年级时有稳定、相互的最好朋友的年轻人和30名没有朋友的年轻人完成了多个领域的适应性测量。研究发现，友谊和同伴拒绝对适应性发展有独特的影响。青春期前较低水平的同伴拒绝能独特地预测总体生活状况的调整，而有朋友的青春期前儿童即使在控制了青春期前的感知能力后，成年后的总体自我价值水平也更高。相比之下，同伴拒绝和没有友谊都与成年后的心理病理症状有关，尽管两者都不能单独预测症状。
