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ERIC Number: EJ561627
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-3920
Preadolescent Friendship and Peer Rejection as Predictors of Adult Adjustment.
Bagwell, Catherine L.; Newcomb, Andrew F.; Bukowski, William M.
Child Development, v69 n1 p140-53 Feb 1998
Compared adjustment of 30 young adults who had a stable, reciprocal best friend in fifth grade and 30 who did not. Found that lower peer rejection uniquely predicted overall life status adjustment. Friended preadolescents had higher general self-worth in adulthood, even after controlling for perceived preadolescence competence. Peer rejection and absence of friendship were associated with adults' psychopathological symptoms. (KB)
Descriptors: Emotional Adjustment, Followup Studies, Friendship, Longitudinal Studies, Peer Acceptance, Peer Relationship, Preadolescents, Predictor Variables, Rejection (Psychology), Social Adjustment, Young Adults
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Social Rejection