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Predictors for Peer Relationships among Children and Adolescents in the Ecological System Perspective: A Multilevel Meta-Analysis

생태체계적 관점에서의 유아, 아동, 청소년의 또래관계 예측 요인: 다층메타분석

  • Yun Hee Choi (Seowon Kindergarden) ;
  • BitNa Kim (Department of Criminal Justice & Criminology, Sam Houston State University) ;
  • Yeong Hee Kim (Department of Child Welfare, Chungbuk National University)
  • 최윤희 (서원유치원) ;
  • 김빛나 (샘 휴스턴주립대학교 형사사법학과) ;
  • 김영희 (충북대학교 아동복지학과)
  • Received : 2023.03.28
  • Accepted : 2023.05.08
  • Published : 2023.05.30
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Abstract

This study examined four ecological systems, namely individual, family, school, and media environments. A series of moderator analyses were conducted to examine variations in effect size estimates across the study characteristics. The current study estimated that the effect size results were gleaned from 360 primary studies, including 90 journal articles and 270 thesis/dissertations, published between 2011 and 2022. The current meta-analysis results supported the ecological framework. That is, the impact of each ecological system on the development of positive and negative peer relationships varies depending on age groups and protective-risk factors. Specifically, for positive peer relationships, the largest effect size of the protective factor was found at the individual level for young and school- aged children, but at the school level for adolescents. Regarding the risk factors for positive peer relationships, the media was the ecological system with the strongest effect size for both young children and adolescents, while the individual-level demonstrating the strongest effect for school-aged children. Results from this meta-analysis allow us to identify some vital intervention areas in terms of healthy peer-relationship development, which should be of considerable interest to the educators and policymakers who are responsible for assessing and intervening with at-risk young children, school-aged children, and adolescents. From a practical standpoint, the current meta-analysis results are expected to contribute to developing effective prevention initiatives by targeting specific protective and risk factors for peer relationship development on the ecological system level.

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