Objective To explore the influences of imaginary companion on 5 to 6 years old children's development of peer acceptance. Methods Firstly double interview process was used to determine who had imaginary companions or not.Secondly peer nomination was used to evaluate the development of peer acceptance of all the children. Results 1)Among the 101 participants,31 children had one or more imaginary companions,accounting for 30.7% of the total.Most imaginary companions were personified objects and the fantasy imaginary companions only accounted for a very low percent of them.2)According to the results of Chi-Square test,the distribution of imaginary companion on different peer acceptance type was significant different (χ2=9.011,P＜0.05).The children with imaginary companions were more divided into the accepted group and less divided into the rejected group.It seemed that they were more popular among the peers.3)According to the different dimensions of the peer acceptance,the imaginary companion was an effective predict factor for the social choosing scores(ΔR2=0.09 ). Conclusion As one of the most important and complicated pretend play of 5 to 6 years old children,the imaginary companion provides a chance of rehearsal for the children's peer relationship objectively,it may have a positive influence on the children's development of peer acceptance.
Key words
5～6 years old children /
pretend play /
imaginary companion /
peer acceptance
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