Citation

Monahan KC, Booth-LaForce C. J. Res. Adolesc. 2016; 26(2): 270-285.

Affiliation

University of Washington School of Nursing Family and Child Nursing Box 357920 University of Washington Seattle, WA 98195-7920.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/jora.12190

PMID

27231420

PMCID

PMC4876871

Abstract

Although research has suggested strong continuity in children's adaptive or maladaptive behavior with peers across the transition to adolescence, less is known about deflected developmental pathways of peer social competence across this transition. This study investigates how mother-child and best friend relationship quality predict the deflection of youth from adaptive to maladaptive behavior with peers or the reverse. Using data from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development (N=1055), high-quality friendships were associated with changes in peer social competence from 3(rd) to 6(th) grade. More positive and fewer negative interactions with a friend were linked with becoming more prosocial with peers, whereas less positive interactions with a friend were linked to becoming aggressive or withdrawn.

Language: en