关键词: 大班幼儿, 羞怯, 社会性发展

Abstract: Objective To explore the social development level and the effect of the shyness of the top class children in kindergarten. Methods A random sample of 292 top class children were selected from several kindergartens in Shandong province,and their shyness and social development were measured by using the Child Social Preference Scale (CSPS) and the Child Social Development Scale. Results There was no significant difference between boys and girls in the social development level;the social developments of only-child and the parents-raised children were significantly higher than those of non-only-child and the grandparents-raised children; the shyness level of children was negatively related with their social development;the effect of shyness on the social norm abidance of grandparents-raised children was higher than that of parents-raised children. Conclusions The social developments of non-only-child and the grandparents-raised children are lower and the the social development is negatively related with shyness.

Key words: the top class children in kindergarten, shyness, the social development