Highly readable and comprehensive, this volume explores the significance of friendship for social, emotional, and cognitive development from early childhood thr

Friendships are crucial to children's well-being and happiness and lay important foundations upon which later relationships in adolescence and adulthood are bui

A major study on childhood and adolescent friendships.

A neglected topic in the field of personal relationships has been the study of friendships. Social psychologists have studied how and why individuals are attrac

This book represents a comprehensive examination of loneliness in childhood and adolescence.