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Thesis (M.S.W.)--Smith College School for Social Work, Northampton, Mass., 2007 / Thesis submitted in partial fulfillment for the degree of Master of Social Work. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 105-111).

Previous studies of desired friendship have assessed desired friends with unilateral nominations (when one child chooses another child as a friend, but that friend nomination is not reciprocated). This calls into question the validity of findings suggesting that children want to be friends with others who differ from themselves, but befriend similar others by default (Sijtsema, Lindenberg, & Veenstra, 2010). The current study concerns desired friendships among 195 girls and 147 boys in Grades 4 through 6. Two hypotheses were tested. The first hypothesis was that children will not choose the same unilateral and desired friends. The second hypothesis was that children will be more similar to their reciprocal friends than to their unilateral and desired friends. Questionnaires measured desired friendship, friendship, and child characteristics. Both hypotheses were supported. However, there were group-level differences. The importance of using desired friend nominations to measure desired friends is discussed. / Includes bibliography. / Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2014. / FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection

Cheung Sum Kwing. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2006. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 76-91). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Acknowledgements --- p.ii / Table of contents --- p.iii / Abstract (English) --- p.v / Abstract (Chinese) --- p.vi / Chapter Chapter One: --- Introduction --- p.1 / Nature of friendship and its measurements / Features of adolescent friendships / Needs of same-sex and cross-sex friendship formation / "Relations among friendship needs, needs fulfillment and satisfaction" / Sex differences in same-sex and cross-sex friendships / "Relations among masculinity, femininity, same-sex and cross-sex friendships" / Interdependency between dating and friendship experiences / "Objectives, design and hypotheses of the present study" / Chapter Chapter Two: --- Method --- p.28 / Participants / Measures / Procedures / Chapter Chapter Three: --- Results --- p.37 / Exploratory factor analyses of friendship needs / T-tests of needs fulfillment and satisfaction in same-sex and cross-sex friendships / T-tests and correlation analyses of same-sex and cross-sex friendship satisfaction / Hierarchical regression analyses of same-sex and cross-sex friendship satisfaction / Chapter Chapter Four: --- Discussion --- p.54 / Functions of adolescents´ة same-sex and cross-sex friendships / Correlates of same-sex friendship satisfaction / Correlates of cross-sex friendship satisfaction / Implications of the results from the present study / Limitations and suggestions / Conclusion / References --- p.71 / Appendix --- p.87 / New items of the Friendship Needs Scale

Developmental theorists describe friendship development in terms of stages that mature well into adolescence. The purpose of this prospective study is to investigate the possible differences between high school students, with and without social phobia, and their levels of friendship quality and friendship expectation. It is hypothesized that students with social phobia will have lower quality friendships as well as less mature expectations of friendship compared to students without social phobia. A MANOVA analysis will be utilized to identify interactions between these variables. Gender and grade level differences will also be examined. Implications for treatment supplements are discussed. / text

The current study was designed to examine sex differences in the stability of same-sex friendships. Based on past research, it was hypothesized that boys have more stable friendship nominations than girls. Four hundred fifty-one elementary and high school students from grades three, four, seven and eight completed questionnaires in which they were asked to nominate their closest friends. Friendship nominations were collected three times over a seventh month period, in the fall, winter and spring of the school year. Partial support was obtained for the hypothesis at the high school level: Adolescent boys had more stable friendship nominations than adolescent girls. No sex differences in stability were evident at the elementary level. At all grade levels, fewer friendship nominations were made at the beginning of the year and friendship stability was lowest over the longer time interval from fall to spring. Results are discussed in terms of the importance of the stability of friendships for peer social support.

This thesis examines how Aristotle's theory of friendship deals with differences between persons, given that his paradigm case is that of friendship between men who are excellent without qualification. I argue that because of his teleological understanding of human virtue, Aristotle believes that such men will share a comprehensive set of affective and rational apprehensions of the good; true friends will love and understand each other because of their identity in virtue. / I establish my interpretation against a rival view, which sees Aristotle as sensitive to the need for attentiveness to and valuation of differences between friends: while I show this latter view to be exegetically untenable, I suggest that it is informed by modern understandings of individual uniqueness which provide the basis for a critique of Aristotle. Finally, I explore the implications of a 'difference' critique of Aristotle for his understanding of the bonds which unite political communities.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2007. / The entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file. Title from title screen of research.pdf file (viewed on November 26, 2007) Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (D. Min.)--Western Seminary, Portland, OR, 2006. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 196-202).

Thesis (Ph.D.) - Carleton University, 2007. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 117-134). Also available in electronic format on the Internet.