A Follow-up Research on the Predictability of the Friendship Quality to Academic Achievement

• Main Authors: Hsiu-Hao Liu, 劉修豪
• Other Authors: Shih-Tseng Huang
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2015
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/08954590659232543114

碩士 === 國立中正大學 === 心理學研究所 === 103 === The purpose of this study investigated the predictability of friendship quality to academic performance of children and adolescents. First, 1605 children and adolescents were measured (Huang, 2008) on the Chinese version of the Friendship Quality Questionnaire (FQQ). After analysis, the revised Chinese version of the FQQ contained 35 items in six-factor construct with 44.72% explained variance. The six factors were Loyalty and Problem Solving, Cooperation and Sharing, Validation and Caring, Intimate Exchange, Conflict and Betrayal, and Companionship and Support. The revised Chinese version of the FQQ is established to measure the friendship quality of children of children and adolescents. Then, 345 students of the 1st, 3rd, 4th, 6th, and 7th grades were recruited and participated. They completed the revised Chinese version of the FQQ, Chinese Language Proficiency Test (Wu & Chang, 1984), and the Ko’s Elementary School Mathematics Achievement Test (Ko & Lin, 1994) twice in a six months interval. Then, the present study investigated grade and gender differences of friendship quality, and used correlation analysis and regression analysis to analysed data. Finally, the present study used hierarchical regression analysis to test the predictability of friendship quality to academic performance, with grade and gender for the first class, with the second test of friendship quality score for the second class, and with the first test of friendship quality score for the third class. The results of hierarchical analysis suggested that, for Chinese word meaning, a significant effect of grade, and effects of two subscales of the friendship quality including Validation and Caring, and Conflict and Betrayal in the second measures, and significant effects of Validation and Caring, and Conflict and Betrayal in the first measures. For Chinese phonics, a significant effects of grade and significant effects of Validation and Caring, Conflict and Betrayal, and Companionship and Support in the second measures, and significant effects of Loyalty and Problem Solving, Validation and Caring, and Conflict and Betrayal in the first measures. Finally, for the mathematics, a significant effect of grade and a significant effect of Conflict and Betrayal at the first measures were found.The results of this study suggested that, Validation and Caring of the friendship quality could predict Chinese word meaning, and Chinese phonics effectively. Loyalty and Problem Solving of the friendship quality could predict Chinese phonics effectively. Conflict and Betrayal of the friendship quality could predict Chinese word meaning, Chinese phonics, and mathematics effectively.