Intimate Friendship among Primary, Secondary and Preparatory School Students in Cheha Woreda

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2009-06

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Addis Ababa University

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Forming intimate friendship is an important developmental milestcne among young persons including children and adolescents. This study attempted to examine the nature and patterns of intimate friendship among primary, secondary and preparatory school students (this include dimensions of intimacy, age and sex variables). A total of 237 participants (136 male and 101 female) were randomly selected from grade 5,6,9 and 12 .Data were collected through a questionnaire consisting of issue pertaining intimate friendship: selfdisdosure, loyalty and trust, imposition, common activity, supportiveness, exclusiveness, attachment and understanding. T-tests and one way ANOVA we re used to test out the presence of intimacy and to determine age and sex difference on the different mean scores on the different dimensions of intimate friendship. The result generally indicated the existence of intimate relationship among the participants and that there was a significant statistical difference among primary, secondary and preparatory school students in intimate friendship. But, no significant difference was observed between the two sexes. Recommended that other sources of variations related to the intimacy of primary, secondary and preparatory school students should be taken into account for future studies.

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Intimate Friendship among

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