Role of Friendship in Psychological Adjustment
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Description
This issue examines the specific role children's experience of friendship plays in their psychological adjustment, and shedding light on the neglected area of peer relations research. The authors discuss the theory and empirical work connecting friendship and adjustment that provides a firm foundation for peer relations research. The authors present the results of an eighteen-year study addressing the question of whether acceptance and friendship are unique or redundant predictors of adult adjustment and well-being. They address the peer relationship difficulties experienced by children suffering from attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder; and they examine the potential iatrogenic consequences in the treatment of groups targeting antisocial youth. This volume also offers an informative and provocative essay tracing the conceptual and historical foundations of research and discussing the recent rise of interest in the peer system.
ISBN
9780787912581
Publication Date
2001
Publisher
Jossey-Bass Publishers
City
San Francisco, CA
Keywords
Friendship, Child development, Child psychology
Disciplines
Child Psychology | Developmental Psychology | Psychology
Recommended Citation
Nangle, Douglas W. Editor and Erdley, Cynthia A. Editor, "Role of Friendship in Psychological Adjustment" (2001). Faculty and Staff Monograph Publications. 190.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/fac_monographs/190