Formation and collapse processes of friendship relations in children

本研究旨在探讨幼儿友谊关系的形成与瓦解过程。研究1探讨幼儿园与幼儿园之间的友谊关系的变化。主要研究结果如下：（1）幼儿园转园后，幼儿之间的友谊关系趋于瓦解，新的同伴关系形成。(2)研究二采用纵向观察的方法，对4名幼儿的友谊关系的形成和瓦解过程进行了研究。主要结果如下：（1）互动频率和互动圈数是儿童友谊关系的指标。(2)同伴互动的启动率和终止率与友谊关系的形成和瓦解有关。(3)同伴交往中行为的相似性和相互性是衡量友谊关系的最佳指标。

The purposes of this study were to examine the formation and collapse processes of friendship relations in children.In study 1, it was investigated how the friendship relations changed following the transition from one nursery school to another. The main results were as follows : (1) After the transition from one nursery school to another, the friendship relations among children tended to collapse and the new peer relations were formed. (2) The friendship relations among boys were more steady than the friendship relations among girls.In study 2, four children were observed longitudinally to examine the formation and collapse processed of friendship relations. The main results were as follows : (1) The frequency and the number of turns of interactions were indexes of friendship relations among children. (2) The rates of initiation and termination of peer interaction were related to the formation and collapse of friendship relation. (3) The similarity and mutuality of behaviors in peer interactions were the best indexes of friendship relation.