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Similarity and Reciprocity Effects on Friendship Preferences of Elementary School Children.
Drewry, Debra L.; Clark, M. L. – 1984
This study investigated the effect of similarity and reciprocity on dyadic friendship choices. Subjects were 34 third graders and 30 sixth graders. Reciprocal (mutual) and nonreciprocal (nonmutual) friendships were identified through use of the roster sociometric technique, whereby children choose their three best friends from an alphabetized list…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Friendship
Similarity Effects and Age Differences in Children's Friendships.
Drewry, Debra L.; Clark, M. L. – 1984
Similarity of friends and the degree to which friendship selection criteria and similarity change as a function of age were investigated in this study. Subjects were 27 preschoolers, 34 third graders, and 30 sixth graders. Fifty-three percent were male, 47 percent were female, and 29 percent were black. Friendship choices were measured by…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Birth Order, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students