Abstract
Abstract The purpose of this study was to develop a scale to assess individual differences in children's ascription to the trust-value basis of friendship. A sample of 130 children (70 girls and 60 boys) from 5th and 6th grades were administered the Chumship Checklist, and the newly constructed Trust-Value Friendship (T-V F) Scale, which measures children's desire for trust-value in forming friendships (friendship preferences) and children's demand for trust-value in existing friends (actual friendships). A subsample of children (103) was administered the T-V F Scale 1 month later. Factor analyses of the T-V F Scale yielded three factors for both friendship preferences and actual friendships scales: (a) trust confirming; (b) trust violating; and (c) school trust. Subscales of the T-V F Scale that were constructed to correspond to the factors demonstrated acceptable internal consistency and test–retest reliability. In support of the validity of the subscales, school trust for friendship preferences and trust confirming for actual friendships were correlated with the Chumship Checklist. The social antecedents and consequences of individual differences in children's ascription to the trust-value basis of friendship are discussed.
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