| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立屏東教育大學 === 社會發展學系 === 97 === The main purposes of this study are to understand the peer relationship and life adaptation of new immigrants’ children, to examine how their different ethnic backgrounds affect them, and to discuss the correlation.
To fulfill the purpose, the study was done by using questionnaire survey and purposive sampling. New immigrants’ children ranging from third grader to sixth grader from different public elementary schools in Kaohsiung were sampled. There were 257 valid responses from the survey, and the data was analyzed by using the methodology of Mean, Standard Deviation, Coefficient of Variance, t-test, One-way ANOVA, and Pearson correlation coefficient, Scheffe'' method, Pearson''s product-moment correlation, and multiple regression.
The main findings of this study are as follows:
1.Generally, new immigrants’ children have good peer relationship. Most of them interact with their peers well but few of them think themselves attractive.
2.Overall, new immigrants’ children adapt to the environment well. Most of them made quick adaptation to family life but have difficulty adapting to school life.
3.Sex has an influence on new immigrants’ children’s peer relationship. Female children tend to have stronger “emotional support” and “social skill” than male children.
4.New immigrants’ children who are of senior grader or being in school longer tend to have better peer relationship.
5.The different social economical status, mother’s nationality, and birth order are not relevant to new immigrants’ children’s peer relationship.
6.Sex has an influence on new immigrants’ children’s life adaptation. Female children tend to be more sensitive to adapting to school life and overall life.
7.The different background such as grade, social-economic status, mother’s nationality, birth order are not relevant to new immigrants’ children’s life adaptation.
8.New immigrants’ children’s peer relationship is related to their life adaptation. “Social skills” can better explain their life adaptation.
Suggestions based on the conclusion was offered as references for educational institutions, elementary school teachers, new inhabitants’ family, and further research.
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