Research On The Interpersonal Relationships Among College Roommates Born After1990

Interpersonal relationships among roommates are one of the mostprevailing, straightforward and important relationships for collegestudents. The students born after1990grow up in an era of deepening reform,economic globalization and cultural diversity. They are full of enthusiasmand courage to try new things while somehow weak psychologically. They havean acute sense of self-consciousness and independence yet they rely onparents to a large extent. They have practical global values but apparentlyin an utilitarian way. All the unique features will inevitably have effectson the establishment of interpersonal relationships in a dorm. The frequentoccurrence of bloody violences stemming from roommate conflicts has gonefurther to highlight the necessity to study on the interpersonalrelationships among college students born after1990.In order to reproduce the current interpersonal relationships amongcollege roommates impersonally, draw out the existence of contradiction orconflicts and furthermore provide guidance to the moral education andmanagement of college students, the thesis has adopted the self-administeredquestionnaire (questionnaire on the interpersonal relationships amongcollege students born after1990) to survey800fulltime collegeundergraduates in Wuhan Engineering University and has interviewed20students using self-administered interview syllabus(interview syllabus forthe interpersonal relationships among college students born after1990).The survey has revealed that there are mainly five types of interpersonalrelationships among college roommates. They are: harmonious type; politeand friendly type； separated and loose type; the type featured byindifference and misunderstanding; incompatible and conflicting type. Theproblems like groupuscule, ill competition, cold war and indifferent tocommunication still exist among roommates. The survey has also found outthat interpersonal relationships for the poor students are a big concern. Some poor students even become self-enclosed due to the discomfort causedby interpersonal communication with their roommates thus endangered theirrelationships with others.The main internal causes of contradiction and conflicts among collegeroommates born after1990can be summed as cognitive deviation, emotionalbarrier and behavior incapability. Advantageous family economic supportplus the “four-two-one” family structure have restrained collegestudents’ ability to develop harmonious interpersonal relationships. Thelack of focus and effectiveness with loose dormitory management has failedto handle roommate conflicts. Diverse ideological trends and negativeeffects of marketing economy have disturbed students to form positiveattitude towards interpersonal relationships to a certain degree.Harmonious roommate relations can bring the sense of belongingness andhappiness to college students, which have much significance to the healthygrowth of them. The establishment of harmonious roommate relations callsfor the cultivation and execution of tolerance. It also calls for parentsto make harmonious family atmosphere and change wrong education methods andprejudiced view of talent-cultivation. Besides, it requires colleges to layemphasis on moral education, strengthen their service and management, playa main body role and optimize external social environment.