The Association between Young Children’s Self-Esteem and Social Status

• Main Author: 連士慧
• Other Authors: 鍾志從
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2011
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/71844825482926982318

碩士 === 國立臺灣師範大學 === 人類發展與家庭學系 === 100 === The purpose of this research was to investigate the development of self-esteem and understand the association between self-esteem and sociometric status in young Children. The participants consisted of 405 boys and girls aged 4 to 6 years from public and private kindergartens in Taipei City and New Taipei City. The measurement used in this study were “The Self-Esteem Scale for Young Children” and “Picture Sociometric Technique” with individual interview. The findings were as follows: First, young children’s shows a positive evaluation in physical, social, mental and project domains of self-esteem. Second, young children’s self-esteem shows no significant difference between genders. Third, there is no significant difference in young children’s self-esteem between ages. Fourth, young children’s physical self-esteem and social self-esteem shows no significant difference between social statuses. However, there is significant difference in young children’s mental self-esteem, project self-esteem and overall self-esteem between social statuses. Overall, Popular, neglected, and controversial children’s mental self-esteem, project self-esteem and overall self-esteem are more positive than rejected and average children.