Author : Kora (Kody) Klaire Stuffelbeam
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ISBN 13 : 9781267786968
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (869 download)
Book Synopsis The Relationship of Peer Acceptance, Age, Gender, Ethnicity, and Appearance Among Preschoolers by : Kora (Kody) Klaire Stuffelbeam
Download or read book The Relationship of Peer Acceptance, Age, Gender, Ethnicity, and Appearance Among Preschoolers written by Kora (Kody) Klaire Stuffelbeam and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this study was to examine preschool children's acceptance of peers. The term peer acceptance is defined as "the degree a child is socially accepted or rejected by his or her peer group." Johnson et al. (2002) found children between the ages of three and five were able to develop friendships and social skills that would impact their acceptance among peers. The study determined if children based their choice of peers according to a child's age, gender, ethnicity, appearance, and/or social skills. The subjects of this study were 31 children whose ages were three-, four-, and five-years-old who attended a childcare center in Northwest Arkansas. A sociometric task was used to conduct the research. When presented with a sociometric task and an interview of what makes one want to play with another, the participants tended to base peer acceptance choices on the same gender and same ethnicity. Children did not base their peer acceptance on social skills, age, or appearance. According to the interview responses children chose peers based on the nature of the activity and similarities in play of their pictured peers.