This chapter describes the friendships and their developmental significance without
distinguishing between having friends, the identity of the child's friends, and friendship …

Friendship is one of life's most essential and rewarding forms of interaction. It is a feature of
every culture and most persons interact with their friends on a daily basis. Thus far, most …

Anna and Suzanne are not yet 2 years old. Their mothers became acquainted during their
pregnancies and from their earliest weeks of life the little girls have visited each other's …

Examines 2 questions: what is the developmental significance of children's friendship
relations, and where should future research efforts be directed to clarify the contributions of …

Provocative ideas about the nature, development, and effects of children's friendships were
included in the lectures of Harry Stack Sullivan, which were edited and published in the …

Most children and adolescents have a “best friend” and several “good friends”. Friendship
networks remain relatively small during the preschool years, with the number of mutual …

Most of my career as a social psychologist has been devoted to the study of adult social
behavior. The shift to children's friendships was a new enterprise, one that I could not have …

Throughout human history, writers have extolled the benefits of friendships for individuals
and society. Philosophers and essayists have asserted that close friendships not only …

Children and adolescents are influenced by their friends (Deutsch & Mackesy, 1985; Nelson
& Aboud, 1985), so it is important for both theoretical and practical reasons to understand …

Although research on friendship reveals the significance of friendship for children, questions
about friendship and development remain unanswered. It is argued that the study of …