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Treffer: Friendship relationships, psychological well-being, and social problem solving in primary school students.

Title:
Friendship relationships, psychological well-being, and social problem solving in primary school students.
Authors:
Erol M; Department of Primary Education Program, Yıldız Technical University, İstanbul, Turkey. Electronic address: merol@yildiz.edu.tr.
Source:
Journal of experimental child psychology [J Exp Child Psychol] 2025 Dec; Vol. 260, pp. 106337. Date of Electronic Publication: 2025 Jun 28.
Publication Type:
Journal Article
Language:
English
Journal Info:
Publisher: Academic Press Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 2985128R Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1096-0457 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00220965 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Exp Child Psychol Subsets: MEDLINE
Imprint Name(s):
Publication: New York, NY : Academic Press
Original Publication: New York.
MeSH Terms:
Friends*/psychology , Problem Solving* , Students*/psychology , Interpersonal Relations* , Social Behavior*, Humans ; Male ; Child ; Female ; Schools ; Psychological Well-Being
Contributed Indexing:
Keywords: Friendship; Primary school students; Psychological well-being; Social problem-solving
Entry Date(s):
Date Created: 20250629 Date Completed: 20250905 Latest Revision: 20250905
Update Code:
20260130
DOI:
10.1016/j.jecp.2025.106337
PMID:
40582117
Database:
MEDLINE

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During the primary school years, friendships between children gradually begin to strengthen. During this process, establishing and maintaining friendships are closely related to children's psychological well-being (PWB). However, the development of this relationship can be better understood through the mediating role of social problem-solving (SPS) skills. Within the scope of the study, the nature of friendship and the meaning children attribute to it, as well as the processes of defining problems in social life, including problem-solving, producing solutions, and evaluating them, were examined. In this study, we examine how SPS skills mediate the relationship between friendships and the PWB levels of primary school students. 428 primary school students participated in the study. The study group consisted of eight- and nine-year-old children with an average age of 8.9. All participants were in the fourth grade of primary school. Data were collected using friendships, PWB, and SPS scales. Data were analyzed using path analysis. The results show that SPS, friendships, and PWB are positively related. In addition, SPS mediates PWB and friendship relationships (FR). This result shows that SPS shapes the relationship between PWB and FR. Additionally, it was found that SPS mediates the relationship between friendships and PWB.
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