Change and Stability in Children's Social Network and Self-Perceptions during Transition from Elementary to Junior High School

Autor/inn/en	Cantin, Stephane; Boivin, Michel
Titel	Change and Stability in Children's Social Network and Self-Perceptions during Transition from Elementary to Junior High School
Quelle	In: International Journal of Behavioral Development, 28 (2004) 6, S.561-570 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0165-0254
DOI	10.1080/01650250444000289
Schlagwörter	Social Networks; Elementary School Students; Perception; Children; Self Esteem; Junior High School Students; Child Development; Puberty; Dating (Social); Parent Child Relationship; Foreign Countries; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Wahrnehmung; Child; Kind; Kinder; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Junior High Schools; Student; Students; Sekundarstufe I; Schüler; Schülerin; Kindesentwicklung; Pubertät; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Ausland; Kanada
Abstract	This study examined the changes in children's social network and specific self-perceptions during the transition from elementary school to junior high school (JHS). The participants were 200 preadolescent children (104 girls, 96 boys). Children's self-perceptions (global self-worth, perceived academic competence, and perceived social acceptance) and social network characteristics (parents and peer-enacted support) were evaluated four consecutive times over a 2-year period. Despite a slight decrease in the size of children's social network after the transition, the passage into JHS had no negative impact on the quality and functional aspects of their relationships with parents and school friends. The school transition was instead associated with an intensification of supportive relationships with school friends. Children's perceived social acceptance also increased suddenly after the JHS transition, while children's perceived scholastic competence decreased simultaneously during that time. Children's general self-esteem was then observed to decline progressively over a longer period of time. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10