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ERIC Number: EJ284336
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1983-Jun
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Developmental Changes in Young Children's Conceptions of Friendship.
Furman, Wyndol; Bierman, Karen L.
Child Development, v54 n3 p549-56 Jun 1983
An open-ended interview, a picture-recognition task, and a forced-choice rating task were administered to 64 four- to seven-year-old boys and girls to assess development of conceptions of friendship. Findings suggested that as children grow older they place increasing emphasis on affectively based friendship characteristics. (Author/MP)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Friendship, Perception, Research Methodology, Young Children
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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