Interpersonal behavior among three-year-or two-year-preschool-enrollees

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ID19276269
AuthorsFUSAKO IIJIMA (Meisei University, corresponding author)
Year1989
Volume31
Issue2
Pages57-68
Publication date1989-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJapanese Psychological Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0021-5368 • E-ISSN: 1468-5884
PublisherThe Japanese Psychological Association (PUBLISHER • JP)
DOI10.4992/psycholres1954.31.57
OpenAlexW2473536495
LanguageEN
References cited7

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships between interpersonal behaviors and duration of three-year-or two-year-preschool enrollment. Sixty-eight three-year-enrollees and 25 two-year-ones from a Kurahashi program kindergarten served as the subjects. They were observed six times between the first term of four-year-class and the third term of five-year-class. Each observation consisted of 20 minutes. Three-year-enrolled boys had more same-sex ties and task-oriented solitary behaviors than the other categories across all terms. Two-year-enrolled boys employed same-sex pairs and same-sex groups after engaging in immature solitary behaviors. On the other hand, three-year-enrolled girls participated in more same-sex pairs than the other categories. Two-year-enrolled girls developed same-sex pairs and same-sex groups after engaging in unoccupied behaviors and same-sex groups with teachers. As the child adjusted to the kindergarten environment, he/she skillfully used same-sex groups, same-sex pairs, solitary behavior and parallel behavior, or mixed groups

Developmental psychology · Interpersonal communication · Same sex · Demography · Early Childhood Education and Development · Psychology · Social Psychology

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