Psychological Development and Education ›› 2020, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (5): 555-562.doi: 10.16187/j.cnki.issn1001-4918.2020.05.06

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The Development of Peer Circle in Junior High School Students and its Influence on Cooperative Tendency, Expectation, and Behavior

ZHOU Yu1,2, WU Qin1, HAN Xianguo1,3, CUI Jialei1, ZHAI Mengzhen1, ZOU Hehui1, HU Songling4, CUI Liying1   

  1. 1. Department of Psychology, College of Education, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234;
    2. Shanghai Normal University Tianhua College, Shanghai 201815;
    3. Shanghai United Vertical Management Consulting Co., Ltd, Shanghai 200020;
    4. Suzhou Mudu Experimental Middle School of Jiangsu Province, Suzhou 215000
  • Published:2020-09-12

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Abstract: During socialization, the peer circle not only determines the range and quality of children's and adolescents' interactions, but also affects their psychological development and social adaptation. In this study, 768 students from a junior high school in Suzhou, China, were followed for one year. The Social Cognitive Map (SCM), the Cooperative Tendency Rating Scale, and the Experimental Paradigm of Public Goods Dilemma were used to investigate peer characteristics, cooperative tendency, expectation, and behavior. In addition, we used two-level hierarchical linear modeling to explore the influence of peer cooperation levels on the individual's cooperation levels. The results were as follows: (1) The number of female circles was highest, but their sizes were the smallest. The size of mixed-gender circles was highest, but their number was lowest. The number of cross-regional circles was highest, but their sizes were the smallest. (2) Female circles were most stable, while mixed circles were most unstable. (3) The cooperative expectation and behavior of individuals in mixed-gender circles were more likely to improve with an increase in cooperative expectation. However, the cooperation expectation of individuals in single-gender circles was more likely to increase with an improvement in cooperative behavior. Conclusion: Junior high school peers were homogenous in gender; peer circles among female were multiple and stable. The level of cooperation tendency, expectation, and behavior of single-sex and mixed-sex peers in the first year has different effects on the level of individual cooperation in the second year. There are differences in the individual impact patterns of gender circles.

Key words: junior high school student, peer circle, cooperative tendency, cooperative expectation, cooperative behavior

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  • B844
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