Abstract: In this study, sociometric measures, interview with children, and teacher'srating were used to examine the psychological characteristics of popular, rejec-ted, neglected and average types of preschool children. The results showedthat there were significant differences among children in the four types inbehavior, character, emotion, activeness in interaction and social skills. Child-ren of these various types behaved very differently in all the qualities.

Key words: Preschool children, social development, types of peer interaction, psychological characteristics