The extension of school-based inter- and intraracial children's friendships: influences on psychosocial well-being.
Children's (N=142) school friendships with same versus different race peers were coded for prevalence and the extent to which parents maintained social relationships with these friends (a proxy for extension of friendships beyond the school context). Membership in integrated versus nonintegrated social networks at school was unassociated with psychosocial well-being. Out-of-school extension of interracial friendships was linked with greater social competence among Black children. Black children whose friendships with both same and different race peers were extended beyond the school context reported higher levels of self-esteem.
Department of Human Development and Family Studies, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC 27402, USA. anne_fletcher@uncg.edu
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Alethea
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Nickerson
D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003710:Demography; D005260:Female; D033062:Friends; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D011584:Psychology; D012574:Schools; D012649:Self Concept; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires