| Title: |
Differential Susceptibility to Friendship Quality: The Role of Need for Approval |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Rebekah B. Clapham (ORCID 0000-0003-2126-7313); Yuji Kim; Megan M. Davis; Haina H. Modi; Haley V. Skymba; Karen D. Rudolph |
| Source: |
Social Development. 2025 34(3). |
| Availability: |
Wiley. Available from: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Tel: 800-835-6770; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: https://www.wiley.com/en-us |
| Peer Reviewed: |
Y |
| Page Count: |
14 |
| Publication Date: |
2025 |
| Document Type: |
Journal Articles; Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: |
Friendship; Well Being; Adolescents; Gender Differences; Peer Acceptance; Stress Variables; Antisocial Behavior; Prosocial Behavior; Interpersonal Competence; Social Adjustment |
| DOI: |
10.1111/sode.12807 |
| ISSN: |
0961-205X; 1467-9507 |
| Abstract: |
Friendships assume a salient role in well-being during mid-adolescence. This research examined (a) how friendship quality (stressful vs. supportive) is differentially associated with mid-adolescents' social adjustment (engagement in antisocial vs. prosocial behavior); (b) the extent to which these associations are contingent on individual differences in the tendency to base one's self-worth on peer approval; and (c) whether these associations differ in boys and girls. Adolescents (N = 324; 179 girls; M[subscript age] = 14.87; SD = 1.22) completed questionnaires during a school-based assessment. For boys, friendship stress was associated with more antisocial behavior among adolescents with high levels of avoidance-oriented need for approval (NFA), whereas friendship support was associated with more prosocial behavior among adolescents with low levels of avoidance-oriented NFA. For girls, friendship quality and NFA made independent contributions to social behavior. This research provides a more nuanced understanding of the role of friendship quality in social competence. |
| Abstractor: |
As Provided |
| Entry Date: |
2025 |
| Accession Number: |
EJ1478571 |
| Database: |
ERIC |