'Hanging Out with Mates': Friendship Quality and Its Effect on Academic Endeavours and Social Behaviours

Autor/in	Irwin, Michael
Titel	'Hanging Out with Mates': Friendship Quality and Its Effect on Academic Endeavours and Social Behaviours
Quelle	In: Australian Journal of Education, 57 (2013) 2, S.141-156 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0004-9441
DOI	10.1177/0004944113485839
Schlagwörter	Friendship; Academic Achievement; Social Behavior; Males; High School Students; Adolescents; Adolescent Development; Adolescent Attitudes; Peer Influence; Trust (Psychology); Stress Management; Student School Relationship; Self Concept; Foreign Countries; New Zealand + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Freundschaft; Schulleistung; Social behaviour; Soziales Verhalten; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Stressmanagement; Stressbewältigung; Schüler-Lehrer-Beziehung; Selbstkonzept; Ausland; Neuseeland
Abstract	This article examines what it means to 'hang out with mates' and the effect that 'hanging out' has on boys' academic success and behaviours. The research was conducted in three geographic and socio-economic diverse secondary schools within New Zealand using 200 boys aged between 12 and 18 years both as participants and researchers. The research participants claimed that 'hanging out with mates' was a crucial activity during adolescence and an important reason for going to school. Adolescent boys who developed close male friendships perceived a variety of benefits that strengthened and protected them from the many social and academic pressures that arise during adolescence. 'Hanging out with mates' was perceived to have positive effects on school retention and achievement as boys moved into the upper levels of schooling. Boys claimed their mates acted as a buffer between peer group and academic stressors; as well as offering a secure environment from which to develop concepts of self. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01