[Effects of intimacy and familiarity on self-assertive strategy in interpersonal conflicts among preschool children]

Full Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of interpersonal relations on self-assertive strategy. One hundred and thirty-four preschool children, 70 boys and 64 girls between five and six years old, were asked a set of questions concerning how they would feel and behave when a peer provoked them. The peer intimacy and familiarity were systematically varied, and the main results were as follows: High-intimacy/high-familiarity group chose self-assertive strategies more frequently than High-intimacy/low-familiarity group, and Low-intimacy/low-familiarity group chose self-assertive strategies more often than Low-intimacy/high-familiarity group. It was also found that the self-assertive strategy they would choose depend on the intimacy and familiarity of the peer. Implications of the findings for social cognitive ability and self-regulation of preschool children were discussed.

Author information

Author/s: Yamamoto, A (A);

Affiliation: Department of Child Psychology, Faculty of Education, Hiroshima University.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: English Abstract; Journal Article

Journal: Shinrigaku kenkyu : The Japanese journal of psychology (Shinrigaku Kenkyu), published in JAPAN. (Language: jpn)

Reference: 1995-Aug; vol 66 (issue 3) : pp 205-12

Dates: Created 1996/02/13; Completed 1996/02/13; Revised 2006/11/15;

PMID: 8544369, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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