The Influence of Similarity in Academic Performance and Friendship on the Adolescents’ Support-seeking Relationship: Based on a Longitudinal Social Network Analysis
WANG Ling-fei1,2 ZHANG Hang3,4,5 JU Jia-wen3,4,5 BIAN Yu-fang3,4,5
(1. Institute of Mental Health, Nanjing Xiaozhuang University, Nanjing 210017, China; 2. Nanjing Institute of Minor Mental Health Research, Nanjing 210017, China; 3. Collaborative Innovation Center of Assessment toward Basic Education Quality, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China; 4. Child and Family Education Research Center, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China; 5. Institute of Mental Health and Education, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China)
Abstract:The current study aimed to explore how adolescents’ similarity in academic performance may influence the support-seeking relationship, and to examine the role of friendship in the mechanism. 1126 junior high school students in 36 classes were recruited by using a longitudinal design of one-year interval. The longitudinal social network analysis method was utilized to analyze the data. The results show that: (1) Students with similar academic performance are more likely to establish friendships and support-seeking relationships; (2) Similarity in academic performance could not only improve the establishment of the support-seeking relationship between adolescents directly, but also indirectly through the promotion of friendship.
王凌飞,张 航,鞠佳雯,边玉芳. 学业成绩相似性与友谊对青少年寻求支持关系的影响:基于纵向社会网络分析[J]. 应用心理学, 2023, 29(2): 137-146.
WANG Ling-fei, ZHANG Hang, JU Jia-wen, BIAN Yu-fang. The Influence of Similarity in Academic Performance and Friendship on the Adolescents’ Support-seeking Relationship: Based on a Longitudinal Social Network Analysis. 应用心理学, 2023, 29(2): 137-146.