Theories Behind Significance of Peers
Children who engage in structured play with their peers are understood as more ___than children who do not.
What is intellectual?
The classroom, workplaces, or retirement homes are examples of where this aspect of friendship can be found
What is shared characteristics?
This type of assessment is particularly effective for studying friendships among children and adolescents.
What is qualitative?
This type of friendship style enjoys friendly, satisfying social relationships throughout their lives but do not have close or intimate friends.
What are Independents?
Not only do friendships influence cognitive and emotional development but the development of a person influences the relationships they have.
What is Theory #2?
Less likely among friends who share similar communication styles and personality traits
What is Conflict?
This assessment identifies patterns in friendships that contribute to social development and adaptation.
What is Typological/Categorical?
Toddlers interact with one another preferentially and the word “friend” is used in their vocabulary at this age range
What is 3-4 years old?
Adults who have others to guide them through adult challenges have better ____to navigate themselves and their surroundings.
What is coping skills?
This life stage of friendship is based on play and shared interests
What is childhood friendship
Focuses on whether specific features (like companionship, intimacy, conflict) characterize interactions, and how frequently.
What is Dimensional Assessment?
These type of friendships always have a relatively large number of friends and expect friends to always be available.
Acquisitive
While peers don’t serve the exact same functions in each stage of life, nevertheless peers continue to find a purpose and meaning in a person’s life
What is Theory #1
Similarities in age, interests, personality are essential to this
What is successful friendship?
Based on family systems theory, identifies friendship types based on closeness vs. individuality
What is Shulman’s Model?
Friendship networks are small for ____ aged children.
What are preschool?
Friendships are crucial to the physical development and ___ of humans.
What is emotional growth ?
This life stage of friendship is based on self development, and deepening connections,
What is Adolescent Friendship?
Friend conversations are categorized along four dialectical axes: Dependence vs. independence, Instrumental vs. affective engagement, Criticism vs. acceptance, Expressiveness vs. protectiveness
What is Rawlins’ Model?
These type of friendships report having a small number of close friends throughout their life.
What is Discerning ?