Friendship During Childhood and Cultural Variations

Kelsey B. Borner; Laurie A. Gayes; Jeffrey A. Hall

doi:10.1016/B978-0-08-097086-8.23184-X

Friendship During Childhood and Cultural Variations

Kelsey B. Borner^*, Laurie A. Gayes, Jeffrey A. Hall

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Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

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Abstract

Throughout the world, children seek out friendships and friendships develop naturally over time. Despite cultural differences, friendships are founded on several core features that transcend cultural boundaries, including reciprocity, mutual liking, and similarity. Theories of childhood friendship began with the work of Harry Stack Sullivan in the 1950s and have developed more broadly since the 1970s. Childhood friendships are typically evaluated based on prevalence, characteristics, stability, and quality. Friendships are beneficial for children's social and emotional development, and may buffer children against the negative life events.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences: Second Edition
Publisher	Elsevier Inc.
Pages	442-447
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	9780080970875
ISBN (Print)	9780080970868
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-097086-8.23184-X
State	Published - Mar 26 2015

Keywords

Child development
Childhood friendship
Cultural variations
Friendship
Friendship quality
Friendship stability
Friendship theories
Harry Stack Sullivan
Piaget
Willard W. Hartup

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General Social Sciences

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