Interpersonal Relationships of Children and Adolescents: Symposium II B.

Autor/inn/en	Kafer, Norman F.; und weitere
Titel	Interpersonal Relationships of Children and Adolescents: Symposium II B.
Quelle	(1984), (30 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Adolescents; Age Differences; Buddhism; Children; Competition; Cooperation; Cultural Influences; Elementary Secondary Education; Ethnic Groups; Foreign Countries; Interpersonal Relationship; Islam; Longitudinal Studies; Peer Acceptance; Rural Urban Differences; Sex Differences; Australia; Thailand + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Buddhismus; Child; Kind; Kinder; Wettkampf; Co-operation; Kooperation; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Ethnie; Ausland; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Stadt-Land-Beziehung; Sex difference; Geschlechtsunterschied; Australien
Abstract	Reported in this symposium are (1) a study of interpersonal awareness, peer acceptance, and interpersonal strategies among Australian preschool children, by Norman F. Kafer, (2) a longitudinal study of the learning preferences of Australian primary and secondary school students, by Lee Owens, and (3) an abstract of an investigation of co-operative and competitive behavior among primary school children in Thai subcultural groups, by Pismai Wibulswadi. Results of the preschool study suggest that children may begin to develop defensive interpersonal strategies at a very early age and may also express feelings of vulnerability. The most highly vulnerable children tended to withdraw from interaction, and were avoidant and neglected by peers. Children who adopted an approach strategy and were rejected expressed less vulnerability. Both groups were more vulnerable than children accepted by peers. Among children least acceptable to their peers, those adopting an approach strategy were less developed in interpersonal awareness than those adopting an avoidance strategy. The longitudinal elementary/secondary study indicated that girls, in their primary school years, were more strongly oriented towards co-operative learning than boys were; the trend continued through high school. The senior years of high school and the preparation for the Higher School Certificate examinations (Year 12) somewhat dampened girls' enthusiasm. Boys lost their enthusiasm for co-operative learning at least 2 years earlier, coinciding with preparation for the School Certificate examination (Year 10). The study of primary school children's co-operative and competitive behavior revealed that Thai rural children appeared to be significantly more generous than semi-rural and urban children, and that Muslim children showed significantly more rivalry and competition than did Buddhist children. (RH)
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