Children's reciprocal perceptions of friendship quality in the sociocultural contexts of East and West Berlin (1999)
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Abstract
Testing 551 East (aged 6.8-12 yrs) and 210 West Berlin children (aged 7.7-14 yrs), the authors sought to: (1) gain a broader understanding of the reciprocal nature of children's friendships, especially their perceptions of friendship quality; and (2) examine sociocultural influences on such perceptions in the period between 1991-1993. The authors hypothesised that friends' perceptions would form two distinct types of perceptions: (i) objectively perceived and, thus, shared interpersonal perceptions; and (ii) subjectively interpreted and, thus, nonshared intrapersonal perceptions. Mean and covariances structures analyses revealed that: (a) the hypothesised distinction was well supported and generalisable across both contexts; and (b) East Berlin children reported more perceived friendship conflict, fewer mutual visits and sleep-overs, and less fun in their play activities than did their West Berlin age-mates. These differences are consistent with known characteristics of these two distinct sociocultural contexts. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved)
Bibliographic entry
Little, T. D., Brendgen, M., Wanner, B., & Krappmann, L. (1999). Children's reciprocal perceptions of friendship quality in the sociocultural contexts of East and West Berlin. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 23, 63-89.
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