title: Adolescent friendships mediating childhood adversity and adult outcome.
abstract: This interview-based study compares the friendships of 50 girls, aged 15-16, identified on the basis of their childhood experiences as being at-risk for difficulties in early adult partnerships, with the friendships of 50 girls of the same age from an inner-city school. Key differences in the features of both romantic and non-romantic adolescent friendships between the two groups of girls give a clearer understanding of the processes linking childhood adversity and poor adult outcome.
authors.affiliation: Perinatal Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 8AF, U.K.
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Pawlby
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mills
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Quinton
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D019955:Conduct Disorder / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D010379:Peer Group; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D006113:United Kingdom; D014505:Urban Population