Changes in Best Friendship Quality between Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood: Considering the Role of Romantic Involvement

Autor/inn/en	Camirand, Elisabeth; Poulin, François
Titel	Changes in Best Friendship Quality between Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood: Considering the Role of Romantic Involvement
Quelle	In: International Journal of Behavioral Development, 43 (2019) 3, S.231-237 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Camirand, Elisabeth)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0165-0254
DOI	10.1177/0165025418824995
Schlagwörter	Friendship; Adolescents; Young Adults; Intimacy; Conflict; Emotional Response; Gender Differences; Affective Behavior; Social Behavior; Foreign Countries; Social Support Groups; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Freundschaft; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Intimität; Konflikt; Emotionales Verhalten; Geschlechterkonflikt; Affective disturbance; Active behaviour; Affektive Störung; Social behaviour; Soziales Verhalten; Ausland; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Kanada
Abstract	Changes in best friendship quality during adolescence coincide with the emergence of romantic relationships. This study aimed to examine the extent to which changes in friendship quality (intimacy, conflict, emotional support) between the ages of 16 and 22 varied according to four romantic involvement patterns (Late, Sporadic, Long-Term, Frequent) followed during this period. Gender was also included as a moderator. Participants (n = 281; 61% girls) identified their romantic partners and reported on the quality of their relationship with their best friend each year. A series of multilevel growth curve models revealed that participants in the Late involvement group reported an increase in conflict with their best friend during this period; those in the Sporadic involvement and Frequent involvement groups reported increases in intimacy; and youths in the Long-Term involvement group reported no changes in friendship intimacy, conflict, or emotional support over time. Thus, among youths who reported changes in best friendship quality between adolescence and emerging adulthood, the observed changes appeared to vary according to the romantic involvement patterns followed during this period. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01