FRIENDSHIP DURING ADOLESCENCE: THE NECESSITY FOR QUALITATIVE RESEARCH OF CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS

• Authors: Zurko Magdalena
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The article deals with theoretical and methodological problems related to research on friendship during adolescence. It presents methods used in psychological research for determining the specificity and essence of friendship and its applied measurement A review of such completed studies includes not only the results and views showing the developmental advantages of friendship but also indicates the negative influence of a close friend (the so-called 'friend effect'). The reason for such resultant ambiguity may be the lack of a uniform and comprehensive theory of friendship and/or the specificity of applied methods (questionnaires) and research procedures (quantitative research with the use of large samples). The proposed concept is one developed by Aelred of Rievaulx, which introduces different kinds of friendship and connect its essence to a transcendental dimension. The paper also includes the specificity of qualitative methods and some research results from their application. Pursuant to her own research experience, the author has formulated the rules of research on friendship with the use of qualitative methods.

Keywords

EN

ADOLESCENCE; FRIENDSHIP; QUALITATIVE METHODS

Discipline

• PSYCHOLOGY: PSYCHOLOGY

• Publisher: University of Wrocław, Institute of Psychology and Oficyna Wydawnicza ATUT - Wrocławskie Wydawnictwo Oświatowe
• Journal: Polish Journal of Applied Psychology
• Year: 2011
• Volume: 9
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 21-38
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Zurko Magdalena

• Magdalena Zurko, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Pedagogical and Historical Sciences, University of Wroclaw, Dawida 1, 50-527 Wroclaw, Poland

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

11PLAAAA09792