The Association of Young Children’s Interpersonal Perception and Social Status

• Main Author: 張瓊文
• Other Authors: 鍾志從
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2011
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/24110235321098160601

碩士 === 國立臺灣師範大學 === 人類發展與家庭學系 === 99 === This study were to understand the association between young children’s interpersonal perception and their social status, as well as the influence of gender and age on the different group of interpersonal perception of young children and their social status. The 407 participants were through purposive sampling who were 4 to 6 years old young children from public and private kindergartens in Taipei City as well as New Taipei City. By using “Interpersonal Perception Task” and “Picture Sociometric Technique” during one-to-one interview, the results showed as follows: First, the participants’ interpersonal perception currently were trustful in the test of trustworthiness, altruistic in the test of altruism, independent in the test of independence, and external control in the test of strength of will and rationality. Second, young children’s interpersonal perception of altruism is associated with their social status. If young children perceived more fairness and altruism, they were more popular in social status. In contrary, those perceived more selfishness were tend to be rejected by peers. Third, there was no significant association between age and social status. Fourth, young children’s gender is associated with their social status: (A) Trustworthiness: In the trust group of young children, the percentage of popular girls is higher than boys’, and in the group of rejection and controversy, the percentage of boys is higher than girls’. (B) Altruism: In the selfish group of young children, the percentage of popular and being neglected girls is higher than boys’, and the percentage of being rejected and controversial boys is higher than girls’. In the fair group of young children, the percentage of popular and average girls is higher than boys’, and the percentage of being rejected boys is higher than girls’. (C) Independence: In the independent group of young children, the percentage of popular and average girls is higher than boys’, and the percentage of being rejected and controversial boys is higher than girls’. (D) Strength of will and rationality: In the internal and external control group of young children, the percentage of popular girls is higher than boys’, and the percentage of being rejected boys is higher than girls’.