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Friends through school and family

Refugee girls' talk about friendship formation

Bibliographic Data

ID3109538
AuthorsD Bergnehr (0000-0002-6357-6491, University of Borås, Sweden; Jönköping University, Sweden, corresponding author), Olov Aronson (0000-0003-4104-4598, Jönköping University), Sofia Enell (0000-0002-4530-8215, Linnaeus University)
Year2020
Volume27
Issue4
Pages530-544
Publication date2020-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueChildhood (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0907-5682 • E-ISSN: 1461-7013
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0907568220923718
OpenAlexW3033536773
LanguageEN
Citations received12
References cited37

This article explores refugee girls' talk about friendship formation. Friendship is a complex process and a subjective experience. The study participants stressed similarity and cultural affinity as important criteria of forming friendships. Those who attended schools with a mixture of students described their native peers as having different temperaments and interests. Relatives were referred to as being best friends who one could trust and confide in. This suggests the need for a broad conceptualisation of friendship in research and practice

Developmental psychology · Friendship · Political science · Refugee · Similarity (geometry · Early Childhood Education and Development · Parental Involvement in Education · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · Social Psychology

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Unique citing works12
Citations per year2
Citation span2020 - 2025 (6)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 12

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