Correlations between friendship quality dimensions and self-perception in children
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https://doi.org/10.5380/psi.v16i2.23061Keywords:
friendship qualitative dimensions, self-perception, child social and psychological well-beingAbstract
In the present study, correlations between friendship´s quality dimensions and self-perception were examined in children (9-13 years-old). Data derived from two questionnaires administered to 158 children (52.5% boys) from two public schools. Results indicated that: a) children who identify, in their friendship relations, a source of support perceived themselves as academically and athletically competent and socially well accepted; b) children who perceived their friendship relations as a privileged space for solving conflicts, for intimacy, validation and care have also a positive perceptions of themselves, and c) the child’s age and gender had different influences on dimensions of self-perception and friendships quality.
Keywords: friendship qualitative dimensions; self-perception; child social and psychological well-being.
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