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The Importance of Friends

Friendship and Adjustment Among 1st-Year University Students

Vanessa M. Buote

Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada, buot2090{at}wlu.ca

S. Mark Pancer

Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada

Michael W. Pratt

Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada

Gerald Adams

University of Guelph, Canada

Shelly Birnie-Lefcovitch

Memorial University, Canada

Janet Polivy

University of Toronto, Canada

Maxine Gallander Wintre

York University, Canada

In a study of new friendships and adjustment among 1st-year university students, students at six Canadian universities completed questionnaires that assessed the quality of new friendships and adjustment during their first academic year. In-depth, face-to-face interviews about students' new friendships were conducted with a subsample of these students. Results indicated a significant positive relation between quality of new friendships and adjustment to university; this association was stronger for students living in residence than for those commuting to university. The interview data provided insight into the processes through which the relation between quality of new friendships and adjustment occurs. Results are discussed in terms of the importance of new friendships in helping individuals to adjust to a new social environment.

Key Words: university adjustment • friendship • openness • commuter student • emerging adulthood

Journal of Adolescent Research, Vol. 22, No. 6, 665-689 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/0743558407306344
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