Associations between interpersonal behavior and friendship quality in childhood and adolescence: A meta‐analysis. Issue 3 (29th December 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Dryburgh, Nicole S. J.; Ponath, Emma; Bukowski, William M.; Dirks, Melanie A.
• Is Part Of: Child development. Volume 93:Issue 3(2022)
• Page Start: e332
• Page End: e347
• Publication Date: 2021-12-29
• Subjects: Child development -- Periodicals; Child psychology -- Periodicals; Child Development -- Periodicals; Child Development; Pediatrics -- Periodicals; Pedicatrics; 305.231
• DOI: 10.1111/cdev.13728
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0009-3920

Abstract

Abstract: This meta‐analysis examined concurrent associations between aggression, withdrawal, assertion, and prosocial behavior and each of positive and negative friendship quality across studies with 22, 657 children and adolescents ( M age = 11.71 years; 51.7% girls; 67.7% White). Studies were published between 1995 to 2021 and 32.4% were conducted outside of North America. Aggression was linked to more negative, r ¯ = .19, 95% CI [.14, .24], and less positive, r ¯ = −.05 [−.08, −.01], friendships. Withdrawal was associated with less positive friendships, r ¯ = −.13 [−.18, −.08], whereas prosocial behavior was related to more positive, r ¯ = .29 [.22, .37], as well as less negative, r ¯ = −.16 [−.20, −.12], friendships. Assertion was related to more positive friendships, r ¯ = .15 [.01, .28].