Many distinguished scholars have critically evaluated the various methods for research on
children's friendships (Hartup, 1983; Bukowski & Hoza, 1989; Newcomb & Bagwell, 1995; …

Abstract discuss how children's friendships differ from one another and... speculate on the
source of individual differences in friendship/by friendship I mean a close, affective tie …

The relations between the quality of mothers' and fathers' friendships and that of their
children's friendships was examined. One hundred twenty‐five fourth‐grade children (9 year …

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 …

Examines the nature of friendship during childhood and its functions in light of available
theoretical and empirical work. Evidence illustrating the importance of friendship during …

Abstract delineate the major dimensions of friendship and to differentiate it from other
childhood social variables/[present current] theoretical perspectives/empirical research on …

The pleasures that children derive from their friendships are obvious to all observers.
Children show their happiness when with their friends, they drop other activities to spend …

This article sets out to establish a clear distinction between having friends, the identity of
one's friends and friendship quality in children and adolescents. Problems regarding …

In many different ways, children demonstrate that their friendships are extremely important to
them. They spend a great deal of time with friends (eg, Ellis, Rogoff, & Cromer, 1981), and …

Children's friendships represent mutual dyadic relationships that differ from peer relations,
which have lesser affective ties. This meta-analytic review fit categorical models (LV …