青少年的同伴选择与同伴影响:基于学业投入与学业成就的纵向社会网络分析

Adolescents’Peer Selection and Peer Influence:A Vertical Social Network Analysis Based on Academic Engagement and Academic Achievement

以756名中学生为研究对象,对学业投入、学业成就、同伴团体进行追踪测量,探讨青少年同伴团体的学业投入及学业成就是否存在同伴选择与同伴影响效应。结果表明:(1)在1年的追踪时间中,青少年学业投入的发展呈下降趋势,初始水平与下降速度负相关,学业成就的发展呈上升趋势,初始水平与上升速度无显著相关;(2)学业投入与学业成就存在同伴选择效应,青少年倾向选择与自己学业投入及学业成就相似的个体构建同伴团体;(3)青少年的学业投入及学业成就与同伴逐渐趋近相似,即同伴影响效应显著。

A total of 756 adolescents were tracked to complete the questionnaires of academic engagement,academic achievement,and peer nomination.The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of peer selection and peer influence on adolescent academic engagement and academic achievement.The results showed that:1)Adolescents’academic engagement presented a decreasing trend in the period of 1-year,and the initial levels were negatively related to the growth rate.Besides,adolescents’academic achievement presented an increasing trend,and the initial levels were not related to the growth rate.2)Peer selection effects of academic engagement and academic achievement were significant.Adolescents tend to select peers with similar academic engagement and academic achievement.3)Peer influence effects of academic engagement and academic achievement were significant as well.Adolescents’academic engagement and academic achievement became more and more similar to their peer groups.