Gender-Specific Pathways to Intimacy in Early Adolescence.

Camarena, Phame M.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ433870

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1990

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Gender-Specific Pathways to Intimacy in Early Adolescence.

Camarena, Phame M.; And Others

Journal of Youth and Adolescence, v19 n1 p19-32 Feb 1990

As part of a longitudinal study of psychosocial development, 148 girls and 130 boys were administered a questionnaire about a close friend in their eighth grade school year. The subjects began the study in the sixth grade. Findings on intimacy and emotional closeness are discussed concerning gender socialization and friendship. (SLD)

Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Emotional Development, Females, Friendship, Grade 8, Intimacy, Longitudinal Studies, Males, Path Analysis, Questionnaires, Self Disclosure (Individuals), Sex Differences, Socialization

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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