Psychological Development and Education ›› 2009, Vol. 25 ›› Issue (2): 41-46.

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Student Perceived Interpersonal Harmony in Class and Its Relationship with Social Behavior

CHEN Bin-bin, LI Dan   

  1. Department of Psychology, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234, China
  • Online:2009-04-15 Published:2009-04-15

Abstract: To explore perception of interpersonal harmony by students and its association with their social behaviors,453 students sampled from the 4th,5th,7th and 8th graders of four primary schools and junior high school in Shanghai were asked to fill a questionnaire.The results showed:(1) there were differences in perception of interpersonal harmony be tween genders,but the difference between grades only existed in classroom structure.(2) there were differences in peer relation and classroom structure among male students of sociometric statuses,while there were no such differences among female students of sociometric statuses (3) perceived interpersonal harmony by students was positively correlated with their prosocial behaviors,but were uncorrelated with aggressive behaviors; peer relation was negatively correlated with shyness sensitivity.

Key words: students in primary school and junior high school, class interpersonal harmony, social behavior

CLC Number: 

  • B844.2
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