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Publications [#250645] of Steven R. Asher

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  1. Rose, AJ; Asher, SR (2004). Children's strategies and goals in response to help-giving and help-seeking tasks within a friendship. Child Development, 75(3), 749-763. [doi]
    (last updated on 2024/03/28)

    Abstract:
    The present research tested whether children's responses to help-giving and help-seeking friendship tasks predicted how many friends they had and the quality of their best friendship. Fifth-grade children (N=511; typically 10 or 11 years old) responded to vignettes in which they could either give help to a friend or seek help from a friend. Children's strategies and goals in both contexts were significantly correlated with the number of friends children had. Responses in the help-giving context but not in the help-seeking context were significantly associated with friendship quality. Although gender differences in strategies and goals were found, strategies and goals were related to the number of friends and friendship quality for both boys and girls.


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