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Espelage, Dorothy L.; Green, Harold D., Jr.; Wasserman, Stanley – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2007
During adolescence, friendship affiliations and groups provide companionship and social and emotional support, and they afford opportunities for intimate self-disclosure and reflection. Friendships often promote positive psychosocial development, but some youth learn and adopt antisocial attitudes and deviant behaviors through their friendships.…
Descriptors: Peer Groups, Social Development, Bullying, Friendship