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- Title
The relations between parental friendships and children's friendships: self-report and observational analysis.
- Authors
Simpkins, Sandra D.; Parke, Ross D.; Simpkins, S D; Parke, R D
- Abstract
The relations between the quality of mothers' and fathers' friendships and that of their children's friendships was examined. One hundred twenty-five fourth-grade children (9 year olds) completed the Friendship Quality Questionnaire. Observational measures of the target children playing with their self-selected friend were also collected. Mothers and fathers separately completed the Friendship Quality Questionnaire about their best friend. Results indicated that children's self-reports and observational measures of friendship quality were not highly correlated for girls, but were moderately associated for boys. The quality of mothers' and fathers' friendships was related to the quality of children's friendships, but the nature of the relations with children's friendships differed for girls and boys. The implications of these findings for the socialization of friendship patterns and the assessment of children's friendships were noted.
- Subjects
PARENT-child relationships; CHILDHOOD friendships
- Publication
Child Development, 2001, Vol 72, Issue 2, p569
- ISSN
0009-3920
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1111/1467-8624.00297