Abstract
Catherine L. Bagwell and Michelle E. Schmidt: Friendships in childhood and adolescence
Highlights
There is no word for friend in the language of the Yucatec Maya, but this is so exceptional that it only underscores the universal nature of the construct of friendship
Catherine Bagwell and Michelle Schmidt have taken it upon them to unravel the construct of friendship, to establish its developmental significance, and to find out how the context of friendship is significant for adjustment and well-being
Part III, Individual differences in the experience of friendship, discusses the individuals within a friendship and friendship quality. This part deals with ‘the dark side’ of friendship, the contribution of friends to one another’s antisocial behaviour. It refers to an interesting study by one of the authors (CB) about ‘temptation talk’, that is the exploration in discussions between friends of potential rule violations, such as cheating on a word scramble task using the answer key
Summary
There is no word for friend in the language of the Yucatec Maya, but this is so exceptional that it only underscores the universal nature of the construct of friendship. Catherine Bagwell and Michelle Schmidt have taken it upon them to unravel the construct of friendship, to establish its developmental significance, and to find out how the context of friendship is significant for adjustment and well-being. Friendship in Childhood and Adolescence consists of nine chapters, divided into four parts.
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