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Note: Page numbers followed by italicized letters indicate figures, tables, or boxes.
Aartsen, M. J., 51
Abell, L., 220
abuse, history of, and capacity for
friendship, 250
Acquaintance Description Form (ADF), 254
acquaintanceship vs. friendship, 124– 125
Adams, Rebecca G.
Adult Friendship, 39, 40f, 68
conceptual model of friendship, 297
defining friendship, 61
friendship in old age, xx, 39– 55
interventions for enhancing friendship, 295
loss of friendships, 290
multidisciplinary approach to study of
friendship, 288
Adams- Blieszner- Ueno framework for friendship
research, 39, 40f
Add Health database, 82
ADHD, and friendship intervention programs, 14
adolescence
assessing friendship in, 5– 6
competition among adolescents, 217– 218
consequences of friendship experiences in,
6– 11
depression contagion in, 12– 14
developmental needs and peer relationships, 4
deviancy training, 12
effects of friendship on health as adults, 240
effects of health on friendship, 238
functions of friendship in, 4– 5
future research on friendship experiences,
14– 15
and history of abuse in, 250
mentors as friends in, 149, 153
negative consequences of friendship
experiences in, 11– 14
peer acceptance, 3– 4
social media and transition to college, 101
and training for romantic relationships, 22
Adult Friendship (Blieszner & Adams), 39,
40 f, 68
adulthood, friendship in
competitiveness of adults, 218– 221, 225
history of childhood abuse, 250
adulthood, friendship in old age
affective motifs and processes, 46– 48
behavioral motifs and processes, 48– 50
cognitive motifs and processes, 43– 46
defining and differentiating interactive motifs,
41– 42
history of research on, 39– 41
and interactive processes, 42– 43
adulthood, friendship in young and middle
changes in quality of friendships, 29– 30
developing friendships, 27– 30, 28f
effects of friendship on personality
development, 31– 32
future research on, 32– 34
and personality traits, 24– 27, 30– 31
sources of friendship, 22
types of friendship networks, 23– 24
validation and emotional support, 22– 23
affection, and friendship in childhood and
adolescence, 5
affective motifs and processes
affective motifs, defined, 41– 42
affective motifs of friendship, and interventions
in old age, 51
affective processes, defined, 43
and friendship in old age, 46– 48
agentic needs, and competition in friendship,
221– 222
Agnew, Christopher R ., friendship and romance,
xx, 109– 122