Preadolescent Peer Relations and Adult Intimacy

Maas, Henry S.

doi:10.1080/00332747.1968.11023544

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“…Contrary to Sullivan's theory, having a close friend in preadolescence was not prerequisite to adult capacity for intimacy (Maas, 1968). Feel-ings of concern for others in preadolescence did differentiate warm from aloof adult males.…”

Section: Social and Emotional Attributes: Continuities And Correlatescontrasting

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The Berkeley longitudinal studies: Continuities and correlates of behaviour.

Eichorn

1973

Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science / Revue canadienne des

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TTireo longitudinal studies covering the age span from birth to 40 years or preadolescence to 50 years and including longitudinal data on parents, spouses and offspring are described. Publications dealing with individual consistencies and discontinuities in intellectual, social and personality development, and factors influencing stability and change are reviewed. Prominent among the findings are evidence for developmental changes in trait organization and expression; sex differences in developmental timing, interactions between intellect and affect, and the impact of environmental influences. Continuity is most marked for language factors in intellectual development and directions and styles of personality described by the dimensions extroverted-introvertcd, warmth-hostility, placid-explosive, and expressiveinhibited.

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Section: Social and Emotional Attributes: Continuities And Correlatescontrasting

confidence: 75%

The Berkeley longitudinal studies: Continuities and correlates of behaviour.

Eichorn

1973

Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science / Revue canadienne des

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“…-Most theorists have assumed that intimate friendships first emerge during early adolescence (see Maas 1968). Sullivan (1953) suggested that children may form intimate relationships during the years shortly before puberty, but he also commented that many children develop such friendships later.…”

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The Features and Effects of Friendship in Early Adolescence

Berndt¹

1982

Child Development

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“…In addition, knowing a friend's thoughts, feelings, and personality characteristics is seldom viewed as important before adolescence (Selman & Jaquette, Note 1). The age changes in children's conceptions of friendship often have served as the basis for statements about the quality and intimacy of adolescent friendships and, conversely, the superficial nature of friendships before adolescence (see Maas, 1968;Selman, 1980). Nevertheless, no study has examined whether or not actual knowledge of intimate information about a friend increases from childhood to adolescence.…”

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Children's knowledge of a best friend: Fact or fancy?

Díaz¹,

Berndt²

1982

Developmental Psychology

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The present study investigated developmental changes and predictors of children's intimate and nonintimate knowledge about a best friend. Forty children from the fourth and eighth grades were questioned about a best friend's personality (e.g., what the friend worries about), the friend's preferences (e.g., favorite sports), and other characteristics that are less personal and more external to the friend (e.g., the friend's birthdate). Accuracy of knowledge was determined by comparing children's responses with their friends' self-reports. In addition, several potential predictors of knowledge about a friend were assessed, including children's frequency of contact with the friend, their attraction to the friend, the duration of their friendship, and their cognitive level as judged by the Raven's Standard Progressive Matrices. The results indicated that eighth graders knew more than fourth graders about a friend's personality characteristics and preferences, suggesting that the intimacy of best friendships increases with age. No age change was found for knowledge of a friend's external characteristics. Cognitive level, frequency of contact, and the duration of a friendship predicted significant portions of the variance in external knowledge. Frequency of contact was the only significant predictor of intimate knowledge; cognitive level and attraction to the friend were marginally significant predictors.

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Preadolescent Peer Relations and Adult Intimacy

Cited by 14 publications

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The Berkeley longitudinal studies: Continuities and correlates of behaviour.

The Berkeley longitudinal studies: Continuities and correlates of behaviour.

The Features and Effects of Friendship in Early Adolescence

Children's knowledge of a best friend: Fact or fancy?

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