Friendship in young children
Construction of a behavioural sociometric method
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12724820 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anne-Greth van Hoogdalem (Utrecht University, the Netherlands), Elly Singer (0000-0002-0340-9544, Utrecht University, the Netherlands, corresponding author), Anneloes Eek (Utrecht University, the Netherlands), Daniëlle Heesbeen (Utrecht University, the Netherlands) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 236-247 |
| Publication date | 2013-07-29 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Early Childhood Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1476-718X • E-ISSN: 1741-2927 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1476718x13488337 |
| OpenAlex | W2097818892 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 34 |
We need methods to measure friendship among very young children to study the beginnings of friendship and the impact of experiences with friendship for later development. This article presents an overview of methods for measuring very young children’s friendships. A behavioural sociometric method was constructed to study degrees of friendship among children in daycare centres. Friendship indications of earlier studies were verified. Data were collected by behavioural observations of 674 dyads during their free play in daycare groups. Explorative factor analysis showed a strong significant relationship among playing together, prosocial behaviour, initiatives and imitation, which could be explained by friendship. This association with friendship was not found for quarrels, rejections and proximity during snack and lunch times. Our study showed that the number of children who have one or more friends in daycare depends on the behavioural criteria used in several studies
Developmental psychology · Friendship · Imitation · Prosocial behavior · Sociometry · Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Child Development and Digital Technology · Psychology · Social Psychology
Measuring Behaviour
Peer Interaction of Young Children
Having Friends, Keeping Friends, Making Friends, and Being Liked by Peers in the Classroom
Peer Interactions, Relationships, and Groups
How Children Become Friends
Conflict and the Friendship Relations of Young Children
The Role of Chronic Peer Difficulties in the Development of Children's Psychological Adjustment Problems
Children's friendship relations
Affiliative Structures in Preschool Peer Groups
The Social Context of Young Children's Peer Victimization
Understanding Others, and Individual Differences in Friendship Interactions in Young Children
Gender and friendship
Same- and cross-sex friends
An eco-behavioral approach to examining the contextual effects of early childhood classrooms
Imitation, objects, tools, and the rudiments of language in human ontogeny
Gender and Age Differences in Brazilian Children's Friendship Nominations and Peer Sociometric Ratings
The Sociology of Childhood
Friendship and social competence in a sample of preschool children attending Head Start
Play and Communicative Processes within Long- and Short-Term Friendship Dyads
How Toddlers `do' Friendship
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |