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Rudolph, Karen D.; Dodson, Jillian F. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2022
Friendships can provide a critical buffer against stress for youth, but the extent to which they serve this role depends on whether they provide resources that youth value most. These valued provisions may differ for girls and boys and across stages of development. This study examined whether gender differences in friendship values intensify…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Friendship, Elementary School Students, Junior High School Students
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Spencer, Sarah V.; Bowker, Julie C.; Rubin, Kenneth H.; Booth-LaForce, Cathryn; Laursen, Brett – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly: Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2013
This study of 166 best friend dyads (M = 10.88 years) examined (a) whether children and their best friends were similar in social information processing (SIP) that pertained to two relationship contexts (unfamiliar peer, friend); (b) the associations between children's and their best friends' SIP and friendship quality and conflict ratings; and…
Descriptors: Friendship, Intimacy, Children, Grade 5