Relationships between Children's Friendship Quality, Self-Perception and School Adjustment

아동의 친한 친구와의 관계와 자아지각 및 학교적응과의 관계

  • 문은정 (군산대학교 교육대학원) ;
  • 심희옥 (군산대학교 생활과학부 주거.가족아동학전공)
  • Received : 2001.09.30
  • Accepted : 2001.10.27
  • Published : 2001.12.01

Abstract

In this study of the relationships between quality of children's friendships, their self-perception and school adjustment, 434 4th, 5th, and 6th graders replied to a series of questionnaires. Girls reported higher levels of quality of friendship in the areas of emotional security, help, intimacy, and acknowledgement than boys. Boys showed higher levels of self-perception in cognitive competence, athletic ability and social acceptance than girls. Positive friendship quality and friendship satisfaction were related to self-perception and school adjustment. Variables that influenced school adjustment were social behavior, cognitive competence, global self-worth, pleasure in companionship, and athletic ability. For boys, variables which influenced school adjustment were social behavior, cognitive competence, pleasure in companionship, and global self-worth. For girls, the variables were global self-worth, cognitive competence, trust, social behavior, and athletic ability.

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