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Parent contributions to friendship stability during the primary school years.

Daniel J. DicksonJari-erik NurmiMelissa HueyBrett LaursenNoona Kiuru

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AdultMalechildren (age groups)media_common.quotation_subjecteducationlapset (ikäryhmät)PsycINFOArticlePeer Group050105 experimental psychologyDevelopmental psychologyvanhempi-lapsisuhdeInterpersonal relationshipSurveys and QuestionnairesAffectionHumansInterpersonal Relationsparent-child relationship0501 psychology and cognitive sciencesParent-Child RelationsChildFinlandta515General PsychologyDepressive symptomsDepression (differential diagnoses)media_commonDepressive DisorderfriendsSchoolsParenting4. Education05 social sciencesparentsPeer grouphumanitiesFriendshipystävyysvanhemmatfriendshipFemaleNominationPsychologyystävät050104 developmental & child psychology

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The present study examines whether characteristics of parents predict the stability of a child’s best friendships across the primary school years. Participants included 1,523 Finnish children (766 boys) who reported involvement in a total of 1,326 reciprocated friendship dyads in the 1st grade (M = 7.16 years old). At the onset of the study, mothers and fathers completed questionnaires describing their own parenting (i.e., behavioral control, psychological control, and affection toward the child) and depressive symptoms. Child scores for peer status (i.e., acceptance and rejection) were derived from 1st grade peer nomination data. Discrete-time survival analyses predicted the occurrence and timing of friendship dissolution, across 1st to 6th grades, for friendships that began in 1st grade. Parent depression and parent psychological control uniquely predicted subsequent child friendship dissolution, above and beyond the contribution of peer status variables. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2018 APA, all rights reserved) peerReviewed

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2018-03-01Journal of Family Psychology
https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0000388