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Peer reviewedBagwell, Catherine L.; Newcomb, Andrew F.; Bukowski, William M. – Child Development, 1998
Compared adjustment of 30 young adults who had a stable, reciprocal best friend in fifth grade and 30 who did not. Found that lower peer rejection uniquely predicted overall life status adjustment. Friended preadolescents had higher general self-worth in adulthood, even after controlling for perceived preadolescence competence. Peer rejection and…
Descriptors: Emotional Adjustment, Followup Studies, Friendship, Longitudinal Studies
