title: The relationship between friendship and altruism in preadolescent girls.
abstract: The present study was designed from a Sullivanian theoretical perspective to explore the nature of friendship patterns during preadolescence. Specifically, an attempt was made to replicate with females a previous finding that preadolescent boys involved in a chum relationship exhibited significantly greater levels of altruistic behavior than those without a chum.
mesh_terms: D000533:Altruism; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D010379:Peer Group; D012919:Social Behavior