{"id":64159,"date":"2022-08-01T01:21:45","date_gmt":"2022-08-01T05:21:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/world.edu\/?p=64159"},"modified":"2022-08-01T01:21:45","modified_gmt":"2022-08-01T05:21:45","slug":"is-friendship-always-good-for-teenagers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/world.edu\/is-friendship-always-good-for-teenagers\/","title":{"rendered":"Is friendship always good for teenagers?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-64160\" src=\"https:\/\/world.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/frenemies.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/world.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/frenemies.jpeg 680w, https:\/\/world.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/frenemies-250x141.jpeg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Adolescence is a period of individual transformation that poses many adaptation challenges for the adolescent, but also for those around him.\u00a0It spans about a decade beginning with college entry.\u00a0During this period when time spent with family members gradually decreases in favor of peer relationships, friendship plays a\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/psycnet.apa.org\/record\/2011-26924-007\"><span>major role<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It results from a reciprocal feeling of affection or sympathy which is not based on blood ties or sexual attraction and is manifested by a voluntary closeness between two people sharing mutual ties.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>During development, its understanding becomes more and more sophisticated.\u00a0Teenagers define their best friend based on reciprocity and mutual compromise, emphasizing sharing similar interests, striving to understand one another, and engaging in intimate self-disclosures.\u00a0The\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/291344594_Peer_relationships\"><span>behaviors of adolescents with their friends<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0are manifested by altruistic acts, generosity, cooperation, mutual aid and the resolution of conflicts to maintain the relationship.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>While friendships serve important adaptive functions and protect adolescents from the deleterious effects of stress, research suggests that they can also be dysfunctional and produce negative effects, requiring the caring attention of parents and teachers.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Founding friendships<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span>At this pivotal period marked by the conquest of autonomy, friendships contribute to the emotional security and support of individuals, they provide affection and the opportunity for confidences, as well as they help them in their quest for self exploration and identity formation.\u00a0The initial dyadic (pair) experiences also allow adolescents to acquire the social skills necessary to be accepted by their peers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Once adolescents are accepted by their peers, a variety of different groups form, in which members have the opportunity to explore how a team works.\u00a0They thus learn the qualities required for effective functioning in a collective context: social skills in a\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/291344594_Peer_relationships\"><span>game of more complex interrelations<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0, the sharing of common goals and cooperation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>However, things are not simple.\u00a0It turns out that 25% of adolescents do not have peers who declare them as friends.\u00a0The consequences of a\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/psycnet.apa.org\/record\/2011-26924-007\"><span>prolonged absence of friendly relationships<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0in adolescents are also frequently associated with withdrawal and aggressiveness.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>With regard to the functions and issues related to friendships in adolescence, it is important to ask ourselves about the contexts and determinants favoring the emergence of friendly ties.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong>The influence of relationships to parents<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span>Friendship relationships appear in a socio-cultural context that provides the opportunity for contact and closeness.\u00a0Thus teenagers become friends with those they meet regularly in their class, their neighborhood, their extracurricular activities.\u00a0From there, they sympathize with peers who are similar to them in terms of interests and abilities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Although adolescents practice social skills to build and maintain a mutually satisfying friendship, mastering certain skills beforehand makes things much easier.\u00a0Indeed, the abilities to initiate a relationship, to produce appropriate self-disclosures, to provide emotional support, and to engage in problem solving are strongly associated with the quality of friendship during adolescence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The relationship of an adolescent with his parents is also decisive at this stage of life where parental support influences the quality of relationships with peers.\u00a0Closeness between parents and adolescents is particularly associated with better self-esteem and more satisfying social relationships.\u00a0Conversely, lack of parental involvement is associated with\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/10.1177\/0192513X18755423\"><span>deviant peer relationships<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0in adolescents .<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Interestingly, Flynn and his collaborators showed that the nature of friendship between adolescents significantly reflected the image of their relationships with their parents for\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/10.1177\/0192513X18755423\"><span>three types of behaviors<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0\u00a0: hostile, warm and problem-solving oriented.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>To measure these behaviors, the researchers asked adolescents about the frequencies of their parents criticizing or even insulting them, of understanding behaviors, and of listening to the teenager&#8217;s ideas on how to solve problems and solve problems. a willingness to help solve problems.\u00a0The results indicate that a hostile, warm and\/or problem-solving oriented relationship with the parents at the start of the fifth grade\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/10.1177\/0192513X18755423\"><span>predicts the observed interactions<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0with a close friend the following year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In other words, adolescents recreate in their friendship interactions the original styles of hostility, support, and problem-solving experienced with their own parents.\u00a0Specifically, teens with supportive mothers seem to mimic this behavior with their friends and ultimately have more satisfying friendships.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Teenagers whose fathers are cooperative and constructive in problem solving replicate these skills with their friends and manage to form more rewarding friendships.\u00a0Finally, adolescents whose parents are hostile also imitate this negative behavior with their friends and the quality of their friendships deteriorates.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong>An evolutionary force<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span>Friendships are a powerful force in adolescence, influencing many dimensions of young people&#8217;s lives, such as\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC2352147\/\"><span>their academic performance<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/psycnet.apa.org\/record\/2005-12191-001\"><span>mental health,<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0and\u00a0prosocial and antisocial behaviors\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.semanticscholar.org\/paper\/Social-network-analysis-and-children%E2%80%99s-peer-Rodkin-Hanish\/2fb968225cbb2d3d19f110b8a9d1f541167441da\"><span>.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>The positive effects of friendship are multiple.\u00a0Quality friendships are primarily associated with self-esteem and emotional well-being.\u00a0They also protect adolescents from the negative effects of stressful events, thereby reducing the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0165032720328998?via%3Dihub\"><span>risk of social anxiety<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0and depression.\u00a0Finally,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/23623620\/\"><span>good quality friendships<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0help cushion the deleterious effects of family problems.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The characteristics of the friend are particularly important.\u00a0The attitudes and interaction styles of the friend(s) do indeed influence the course of adolescent development.\u00a0Thus, friends with more positive characteristics influence adolescents in a virtuous way.\u00a0In a recent study, Miklikowska et al. (2022), showed that adolescents with\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/psycnet.apa.org\/record\/2022-45010-001\"><span>empathetic friends<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0become more empathetic themselves over time.\u00a0Other researchers have shown that adolescents&#8217; grades improve if they start the year with\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jstor.org\/stable\/1131649\"><span>friends who have good results<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0, provided that the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC2352147\/\"><span>reciprocity of friendship<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0is present.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Conversely, numerous studies have shown that adolescents whose friends have\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/psycnet.apa.org\/record\/2011-26924-007\"><span>disruptive<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0and aggressive behaviors become, in turn, progressively more disruptive and aggressive over time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Interestingly, some friendships can be double-edged in the sense that their effects can be both positive and negative.\u00a0Thus, by addressing the need for acceptance and companionship, friendship can prevent feelings of loneliness and isolation even in situations where friends influence the adolescent&#8217;s level of deviance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Similarly, in co-ruminating situations, the feeling of intimacy and mutual support may benefit adolescents in the short term, but with a negative counterpart in the longer term.\u00a0During\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC3382075\/\"><span>co-ruminations<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0, friends share their problems and rehash them over and over again in more and more detail.\u00a0Over time, the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC6441632\/\"><span>fixation on problems<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0is followed by a harmful increase in anxiety and depression.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In these two cases, the benefits of satisfying a short-term social need are associated with the risk of adopting habits that are ill-suited to contact with one&#8217;s friends.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In conclusion, teenagers give a lot of value and time to their friends who play a determining role in their development.\u00a0However, the careful involvement of parents is still relevant in this context.\u00a0The warm support and involvement of parents in problem solving contributes in particular to the emergence of fulfilling friendships for their adolescents.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Author Bio: <\/strong>Valerie Golly-Ledoux is Developmental Psychologist, Ph.D, Post-doctoral researcher at the C2S-Cognition, Health, Society Laboratory (EA 6291) at the University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne (URCA)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adolescence is a period of individual transformation that poses many adaptation challenges for the adolescent, but also for those around him.\u00a0It spans about a decade beginning with college entry.\u00a0During this period when time spent with family members gradually decreases in favor of peer relationships, friendship plays a\u00a0major role\u00a0. 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