The Impact Of Theory Of Mind On Peer Relationship Of Junior High School Students:The Mediating Role Of Prosocial Behavior

In the subject of child socialization,peer relationships have always been a hot topic of study.The participants in this study were 900 junior middle school pupils.The peer connection scale,aphasia recognition task,and prosocial behavior measurement questionnaires were measured through interview and questionnaire on the basis of expounding the principles and research background of peer relationship,psychological theory,and prosocial behavior.Junior three pupils’ peer relationships,psychological theory levels,and prosocial conduct growth.The goal is to investigate the relationship between peer relationships,psychological theory,and prosocial behavior,as well as the role of prosocial behavior as an intermediary between the two.The following findings were obtained in this study:The development of peer relationships among junior middle school students is relatively stable,and there are gender differences in the peer acceptance.The peer acceptance of junior middle school girls is dominant in gender,and girls are more popular in peer groups;there were no differences in gender,grade,and whether the only child or not.There is a significant positive correlation between junior middle school students’ psychological theory and the peer acceptance.Psychological theory has a significant positive predictive effect on peer acceptance,especially in the situation of aphasia,the better the junior middle school students’ degree of peer acceptance is,and the situation of aphasia promotes peer acceptance;Psychological theory has a significant negative correlation with peer rejection.There is a significant positive correlation between junior middle school students’ psychological theory and the peer acceptance.Psychological theory has a significant positive predictive effect on the peer acceptance,especially in the situation of aphasia,the better the junior middle school students’ degree of peer acceptance is,and the situation of aphasia promotes peer acceptance;psychological theory has a significant negative correlation with peer rejection.Prosocial behavior plays a mediating role in the influence of theory of mind and the situation of gaffes on peer relations.Junior middle school students with a higher level of theory of mind will show more prosocial behavior,while junior middle school students who show more prosocial behavior will be more popular in the peer group.On the contrary,they are vulnerable to peer rejection in the peer group.Based on the findings of the above study,the following recommendations are made to facilitate the development of peer relationships among junior high school students.1.Focus on the development of psychological theories to build positive peer relationships.2.Develop pro-social behaviour to promote the development of peer relationships.3.Acquire peer interaction skills to develop positive peer relationships.4.Family and school work together to guide the development of positive peer relationship.