Learning Objectives:
 

LO 7-1: Explain how childhood and adolescent experiences influence adult relationships.

LO 7-2: Describe the ways that friendships can change over the life span, both in quality and quantity.

LO 7-3: Identify friendship maintenance behaviors and outcomes.

LO 7-4: Explain how empathy and compassion, altruism, and prosocial behavior promote adjustment.

LO 7-5: Discuss the impact of loneliness and how it may be reduced through intervention.

Learning Objective: 7-1 and 7-2

Grayling, A. C. (2013). Friendship.
Description: This book provides a historical, sociocultural, and lifespan perspective on the qualities of friendship.

Learning Objective: 7-5

Bevinn, S. J. (2011). Psychology of Loneliness. New York: Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
Description: This comprehensive book explains the psychology of loneliness; including loneliness across the lifespan and the negative consequences of loneliness.

Articles that should be Available via Your Library

Learning Objective: 7-1, 7-3, and 7-4

Glick, G. C., & Rose, A. J. (2011). Prospective associations between friendship adjustment and social strategies: Friendship as a context for building social skills. Developmental Psychology, 47(4), 1117-1132. doi:10.1037/a0023277
Description: This article explains how friendships provide a social forum in which to develop social skills, as well as how earlier childhood friendships predict future friendships and social skills.

Learning Objective: 7-2 and 7-3

Malti, T., McDonald, K., Rubin, K. H., Rose-Krasnor, L., & Booth-LaForce, C. (2015). Developmental trajectories of peer-reported aggressive behavior: The role of friendship understanding, friendship quality, and friends’ aggressive behavior. Psychology Of Violence, 5(4), 402-410. doi:10.1037/a0039685
Description: This article looked at developmental trajectories for well-being based upon friendship quality and aggressive tendencies.