“…Thompson and Horrocks (96), studying the degree of friendship fluctuation for children in Grades VI to XII, found a trend toward greater stability in the friendships with increasing chronological age. Hare and Hare (40) found that the number of friends possessed by a family increases with length of stay in the community and varies with the presence or absence of children in the home. A negative correlation existed between number of friends and amount of expenditure for recreation outside the home.…”
Section: Studies Of Social Relationshipsmentioning
“…Thompson and Horrocks (96), studying the degree of friendship fluctuation for children in Grades VI to XII, found a trend toward greater stability in the friendships with increasing chronological age. Hare and Hare (40) found that the number of friends possessed by a family increases with length of stay in the community and varies with the presence or absence of children in the home. A negative correlation existed between number of friends and amount of expenditure for recreation outside the home.…”
Section: Studies Of Social Relationshipsmentioning
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