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The role of friendship in adolescents' sense of school belonging
Author(s) -
Hamm Jill V.,
Faircloth Beverly S.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
new directions for child and adolescent development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.628
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1534-8687
pISSN - 1520-3247
DOI - 10.1002/cd.121
Subject(s) - friendship , psychology , developmental psychology , adolescent development , social psychology , interpersonal relationship , social relationship
Friendships serve as a secure base and buffer that help adolescents to cope with the psychological challenges of the social ecology of high school. Through these relationships, adolescents develop a stronger sense of belonging to their schools.