ERIC Number: EJ1014918
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
Pages: 17
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ISSN: ISSN-1520-3247
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Friendships with Co-Participants in Organized Activities: Prevalence, Quality, Friends' Characteristics, and Associations with Adolescents' Adjustment
Poulin, Francois; Denault, Anne-Sophie
New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, n140 p19-35 Sum 2013
The goal of this study was to provide an in-depth examination of friendships within organized activities. The prevalence of friendships with co-participants, their quality and characteristics, and their associations with adjustment were investigated. A sample of 281 (60% girls) 8th grade adolescents reported their friendships, activities, and adjustment. The results showed that 70% of youths have friends who co-participate with them. Friends in individual sports are more academically oriented whereas friends in team sports are more supportive but display higher levels of problem behavior. Finally, having friends in activities is associated with lower problem behavior and better academic functioning.
Descriptors: Incidence, Grade 8, Behavior Problems, Friendship, Adjustment (to Environment), Academic Achievement, Correlation, Team Sports, Athletics, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries, Extracurricular Activities, Rating Scales, Depression (Psychology), Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Measures (Individuals), Interviews, Questionnaires
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 8
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Childrens Depression Inventory; Self Perception Profile for Adolescents
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