The Quality of Adolescents' Friendships: Associations with Mothers' Interpersonal Relationships, Attachments to Parents and Friends, and Prosocial Behaviors.

Markiewicz, Dorothy; Doyle, Anna Beth; Brendgen, Mara

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ERIC Number: EJ636758

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Publication Date: 2001

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The Quality of Adolescents' Friendships: Associations with Mothers' Interpersonal Relationships, Attachments to Parents and Friends, and Prosocial Behaviors.

Markiewicz, Dorothy; Doyle, Anna Beth; Brendgen, Mara

Journal of Adolescence, v24 n4 p429-45 Aug 2001

Adolescents' friendship quality and observed emotional expression with their best friends were predicted from reports of their mother's interpersonal relationships, specifically the quality of her marriage and social network. Two models, Attachment Theory and Social Learning Theory, explaining these relationships received support. (BF)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Attachment Behavior, Emotional Response, Friendship, Interpersonal Relationship, Mothers, Parent Child Relationship, Peer Relationship, Prosocial Behavior, Social Networks

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Language: English

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