Friendship bonds in adolescence.
To assess the major motifs of interpersonal relations, achievement, and physical development influencing friendship formations, 204 adolescents at three grade levels responded to an open-ended questionnaire concerning friendship values. While the interpersonal category was salient at all grade levels for both boys and girls, it increased with time. A corresponding decrease for the achievement and physical attributes categories also emerged. Thus, friendship formations suggest a developmental trend in terms of selection, exhibiting the highest fluctuation by late adolescence.
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Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology, State University of New York, Buffalo 14260.
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D000124:Achievement; D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D001504:Beauty; D002657:Child Development; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D012737:Sex Factors; D012928:Social Desirability