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Peer reviewedBukowski, William M. – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2001
Examines the historical and conceptual foundations of friendship research. Areas addressed include functions of friendship, study of peer relations and peer systems, associated methodological and measurement challenges, and the study of friendship today. The discussion is framed around the "Harry Potter" (by J. K. Rowling) phenomena. (SD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavioral Science Research, Child Behavior, Children
Peer reviewedBukowski, William M.; Sippola, Lorrie K.; Newcomb, Andrew F. – Developmental Psychology, 2000
Examined differences in attraction to same- and other-sex peers as a function of sex, age, individual characteristics, and context in adolescents studied longitudinally from elementary to middle school. Found attraction to aggressive peers and to peers standing out in observable ways increased with age and upon entry to middle school, whereas…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescent Behavior, Age Differences, Aggression
