Peers Flashcards
peers
people who are the same age as you but not related with you
- friends
mutual,reciprical/mutual,voluntary reletionship
friendships starts 2-3
*phisycal flexibity:
* Live nearby, like to play
* what the friend brings to you
* being nice, having nice toys
middle childhood
- shared interest
- emotional:Take care of/support each other
adolescence
- shared interests,values
- engage in self-disclouse,intamicy
why does these changes happens?
because we spand more time together as we grow, we develop perspective taking abilities
FUNCTION OF FRIENDSHIPS
- emotional support
- physical support
- buffer in stressful times
- development social skills
- social comparison
- stimulation ; they entretain you
- conflict and resolution
- model and reinforce behaviour
- devency training : can be renforced with other friends
having frieds is highly benefitial in development
CLIQUES
- Smaller, voluntary,
friendship-based groups - Shared interests and
attitudes - Tend to have shared
background
* Initially same gender, move to
more mixed genders
* Initially mixed race, move to
more same race - ~50-75% of teens are
members of a clique
Crowds
- Reputation-based groups
- Less voluntary(ex jokes,nerds,theather kids,druggies
FUNCTION OF
CLIQUES
- Context of friendship
- Social group
- Sense of belongingness
- For straight teens, can
support/guide interest in
romantic relationships - can become romantic couples
FUNCTION OF
CROWEDS
- Locate individuals within
social environment - Contribute to sense of
identity and self-concept - Establish social norms
PEER STATUES
- sociometric statues (name 3 kids in your class who you like, and 3 kids who you don’t like”)
- sociometric popular: show a lot of likes and few dislike
- neglect: it does not show in any lists
- controversial (just a few):shows eaqually in the like and dislike list
- rejected: show more in dislike list then like list
- avarage (others)
- popular
- Skilled at initiating and maintaining
positive interactions - Good at recognizing and regulating
emotions - Good at perspective taking
- Rated by teachers as cooperative,
friendly, helpful, leaders - Assertive, but not pushy
not always the same as percived popularity
stay stable as time progresses
- rejected
-
Rejected-aggressive:
instrumental and relational
aggression, physical
aggression, bullying -
Rejected-withdrawn: poor
social skills, socially anxious,
difficulty with social goals - Rejected-aggressive/withdrawn
stay stable as time progresses
contraversial kids
shared characteristics of both popular and rejected children > can be helpful but also diruptive
ex:regina george
less stable as time progresses