Women's Best Friendships

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Rind
Keyword(s):  
Best Friendships

Best Friendships of Students With and Without Learning Disabilities

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
David B. Estell ◽  
Martin H. Jones ◽  
Ruth R. Pearl
Keyword(s):  
Learning Disabilities ◽  
Best Friendships

Interracial Best Friendships: Relationship with 10th Graders’ Academic Achievement Level

2007 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 2156759X0701100
Author(s):  
Rebecca A. Newgent ◽  
Sang Min Lee ◽  
Ashley F. Daniel
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
African Americans ◽  
Minority Students ◽  
American Indians ◽  
Asian Americans ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Achievement Level ◽  
Latino Americans ◽  
Best Friendships ◽  
Els 2002

The authors examined the relationships between interracial best friendships and 10th-grade students’ academic achievement. The analysis consisted of data from 13, 134 participants in the ELS:2002 database. The results indicated that interracial best friendships for minority students (African Americans, Latino Americans, Asian Americans, and American Indians) generally have a positive relationship with students’ academic achievement. Discussion and implications of the results are presented.

Cross-Sex Best Friendships and the Experience and Expression of Jealousy within Romantic Relationships

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eletra Gilchrist-Petty ◽  
Lance Kyle Bennett
Keyword(s):  
Romantic Relationships ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
Married Individuals ◽  
Best Friendships ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract This study investigated cross-sex best friendships in the experience and expression of jealousy within romantic relationships. Survey data (N = 346) revealed engaged-to-be-married individuals, compared to single, dating and married individuals, have the most negative attitudes regarding cross-sex best friendships. Results further indicated preventive jealousy experience is a predictor of rival-focused jealousy expression, and reactive jealousy experience is a predictor of both constructive and destructive jealousy expressions. Findings also suggest attitudes toward cross-sex best friendships can mediate the relationship between how jealousy is experienced and expressed in relation to reactive jealousy experience and destructive jealousy expression. Implications are discussed regarding how cross-sex best friendships can adversely affect romantic relationships.

scholarly journals Gender differences in best friendships

Sex Roles ◽  
1993 ◽  
Vol 29 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 497-508 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leigh E. Elkins ◽  
Christopher Peterson
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Best Friendships

Family Environment as a Predictor of the Quality of College Students' Friendships

2007 ◽  
Vol 29 (6) ◽  
pp. 828-848 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard A. Wise ◽  
Alan R. King
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Family Environment ◽  
Friendship Quality ◽  
Cultural Dimensions ◽  
Female College Students ◽  
The Family ◽  
Best Friendships ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Description Form

Family environment appears to be an important determinant of friendship quality. Despite this apparent link, few studies have explored how family environment relates to friendship, especially among college students. The present study examined the relationship between family environment and best friendships, by administering the Family Environment Scale (FES) and the Acquaintance Description Form—Revised (ADF-F2) to 408 college students. Family environment was a better predictor of friendship quality for female college students than for male college students. For the women, a total of 13% of the FES and ADF-F2 correlations were significant at the p < .01 level. The best predictors of friendship quality for the women were the FES active recreational and intellectual—cultural dimensions. Gender differences were also evident in students' perceptions of their families' environments and their views of the quality of their best friendships. Implications of the present study for college adjustment and retention are discussed.

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