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Interpersonal Competencies and the Quality of Emerging Adults' Experiences in Friendship

Kochendorfer, Logan B.
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8322-3493
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1626449005331554

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2021, PHD, Kent State University, College of Arts and Sciences / Department of Psychological Sciences.
Friendships are among the most important interpersonal relationships in emerging adulthood. Indeed, high-quality friendships have been linked to increased happiness (Demir et al., 2015) and better adjustment (Barry et al., 2016). The mechanisms that might predict these high-quality friendship experiences are not yet well-established, however. Buhrmester et al. (1988) proposed five domains of interpersonal competence (conflict management; emotional support provision; initiation; self-assertion; self-disclosure); more recent literature has identified forgiveness and gratitude as possible additional interpersonal competencies that might influence close peer relationships (see Algoe, 2012; Worthington et al., 2017). The current study examines the measurement of these seven proposed interpersonal competencies and whether they are related to emerging adults' friendship quality experiences using both in-lab (global) measures and nightly report (daily) measures. Results provide preliminary evidence suggesting that measures of Buhrmester et al.'s (1988) interpersonal competency domains, and the two additional domains of forgiveness and gratitude, are reliable, valid, and are somewhat distinct. Additionally, each of the domains of interpersonal competence was found to be relevant for the quality of emerging adults' friendship experiences, though the relevance of each domain appears to vary depending on whether one is interested in predicting positive or negative friendship experiences, and whether one examines these experiences through global reports or reports of daily experiences.
Kathryn Kerns (Advisor)
Judith Gere (Committee Co-Chair)
Angela Neal-Barnett (Committee Member)
Nichole Egbert (Committee Member)
Molly Merryman (Committee Member)
108 p.
Psychology
interpersonal competence; competencies; conflict management; emotional support provision; forgiveness; gratitude; initiation; self-assertion; self-disclosure; friendship quality; friend

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  • Kochendorfer, L. B. (2021). Interpersonal Competencies and the Quality of Emerging Adults' Experiences in Friendship [Doctoral dissertation, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1626449005331554

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Kochendorfer, Logan. Interpersonal Competencies and the Quality of Emerging Adults' Experiences in Friendship . 2021. Kent State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1626449005331554.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Kochendorfer, Logan. "Interpersonal Competencies and the Quality of Emerging Adults' Experiences in Friendship ." Doctoral dissertation, Kent State University, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1626449005331554

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