This paper describes the development of a situation‐based tool to assess emerging adults’ social competence with same‐gender friends, providing information about (1) challenges occurring in these relationships, (2) the behaviors used to manage these situations, and (3) the perceived effectiveness of these strategies. Undergraduates (N = 747; 409 women; M_age = 20.16, SD = 1.43) participated in five studies. Transgressions, conflicts of interest, and support situations emerged as key challenges, and emerging adults reported using aggressive, assertive, avoidant, and apologizing behaviors to manage these situations. In general, apologizing and assertive behaviors were judged more effective than aggressive or avoidant behaviors. Results yielded the Inventory of Friendship Challenges for Emerging Adults (IFCEA), which showed expected associations with measures of interpersonal behavior.

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基于情境的新兴成年人同性友谊中社交能力的初步开发

本文介绍了一种基于情境的工具的开发，用于评估新兴成年人与同性朋友的社交能力，提供有关以下方面的信息：(1) 这些关系中出现的挑战，(2) 用于管理这些情况的行为，以及 (3 ）这些策略的感知有效性。本科生（N  = 747；409 名女性；M_年龄 = 20.16，SD = 1.43）参与了五项研究。越轨、利益冲突和支持情况成为主要挑战，新兴成年人报告使用攻击性、自信、回避和道歉行为来应对这些情况。一般来说，道歉和自信的行为被认为比攻击性或回避行为更有效。结果产生了新兴成年人的友谊挑战清单（IFCEA），该清单显示了与人际行为测量的预期关联。